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A disgraced former Bermuda teacher has again made headlines in Britain. The Daily Mail and The Sun published stories yesterday about Matthew McGowan’s marriage this summer to Aimee Bento, one of his former pupils at Warwick Academy. Mr McGowan, who t...

Bermuda’s civil liberties watchdog called on the Government to ditch “reckless” plans to undermine human rights laws yesterday. A spokeswoman for the Human Rights Commission warned that watering down the supremacy of human rights legislation over imm...

Wayne Furbert remains tight-lipped over the shake-up that led to him being named the new Junior Minister of Finance last week. Members of the Opposition, however, have been vocal in criticising the move. A media release on Sunday evening advised th...

Environmentalists have expressed concern over the Government’s plan to relax the importation ban on herbicides containing glyphosate. On Friday, Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works announced that his ministry would be granted...

Police have launched a probe into the sudden death of St George’s man Wilfred DeGraff last Friday. A police spokesman said: “We understand that Mr DeGraff recently travelled to Canada, and returned to Bermuda on September 26. “Whilst his death is not...

Three Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service firefighters today celebrated their promotions. Lieutenants Aaron Denkins, Troy Furbert and Mark Taylor all stepped up to Divisional Officer. Wayne Caines, Minister of National Security, said: “It is always a pro...

The Montpelier Road roundabout will be closed on Friday for road resurfacing work. Government said the roundabout at the junction of Frog Lane in Devonshire will close at 9.30am The spokeswoman said: “As a result, Frog Lane will be closed from BFA Wa...

An increase in reported cases of diarrhoea and vomiting illness over the last four weeks has caused the Ministry of Health to issue a medium alert. The Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit released a statement asking members of the public to contact th...

David Burt had a wide-ranging meeting with Ángel Gurría, the Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development during his first official visit to Europe. The meeting in Paris was a chance for the Premier to discuss how t...

A five-kilometre walk and run in memory of former premier David Saul will take place next month, with funds raised going to Family Centre. Dr Saul’s family, including his widow, Christine, the couple’s two children and two of their grandchildren, wil...