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Politicians dealing with deaf rights in Bermuda are “like lions without teeth”, a community leader has claimed. Franklin Fahnbulleh, coordinator of services at the Bermuda Islands Association of the Deaf (BIAD) charity, insisted that interpreting ser...

The Bermuda Government has stonewalled questions about how much it is still paying to keep a defunct sports facility from falling into disuse. The Sandys 360 sports centre is still receiving money from the public purse, according to its chairman Stan...

The Commissioner of Police, Michael DeSilva, has hinted that further redundancies will be made in the service in the coming months to meet budget targets. Outlining the 2016 Police Strategy at a press conference yesterday, Mr DeSilva said he had info...

Detectives investigating two recent murders in Southampton have made a fresh appeal for anyone with any information about the deaths to come forward. No one has been charged with killing Dejion Stange-Simmons, who was found dead in a property on Nov...

A complaint will probably be made to the Human Rights Commission about a hotel’s refusal to host two talks by a same-sex marriage opponent. Melvyn Bassett, spokesman for a group going by the names Preserve Marriage and Concerned Citizens of Bermuda, ...

The Ministry of Education has defended its decision not to teach Portuguese more widely in schools, citing a lack of available teachers. Last month, The Royal Gazette spoke with Ocean 89.1FM radio host Christine Francisco, who presents the Portuguese...

A same-sex couple’s application to marry remains “under review”, according to Michael Fahy, the Minister of Home Affairs. However, Senator Fahy said that the Matrimonial Causes Act 1974 “makes it clear that a marriage other than between a man and a w...

“In everything, give thanks,” declared war veteran Randolph Hayward when the Bermuda Legion came to his home with early Christmas gifts. Mr Hayward, a Second World War veteran from the First Battalion, Caribbean Regiment, Bermuda Contingent, was gree...

Three out of four residents believe the America’s Cup will be beneficial to the Island, according to a survey conducted by Bermuda College. But more than half of respondents also felt the $77 million allocated to the event could have been better spen...

Bermuda Police Service will host a community clinic this Saturday from 1.30pm to 4pm at the Rural Hill Plaza in Paget. Members of the public can speak to Community Action Team officers about any concerns or issues they may have in their neighbourhood...