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A Government plan to build a maintenance yard at Botanical Gardens has been scrapped. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, confirmed the decision was made not to move forward with the controversial plan last August. Colonel B...

The Ombudsman has launched a probe into a Government ministry over its ability to deal with allegations of abuse. The Ombudsman’s office said the investigation into the unnamed ministry was launched last year because of a 2014 case which is still to ...

Ronald Lightbourne, a local teacher, author and musician, was named yesterday as the 71-year-old man found dead on Tuesday in Warwick. A proficient jazz musician, Mr Lightbourne was also an author who reviewed shows for The Royal Gazette. Police said...

Legislation to take pitbulls off the list of prohibited breeds has won the approval of the Senate. The Dogs Amendment Act 2018 received support from both parties and independent senators in the Upper House. Crystal Caesar, Progressive Labour Party se...

Due to the possibility of inclement weather, the organisers of the Canada Day Beach Party and BBQ scheduled for this Saturday, June 30th have decided to postpone the event. We are pleased to report that we have been able to reschedule for Saturday, ...

A cyclist suffered head injuries in a crash with a motorcycle this morning. The collision happened in the area of South Road and Turtle Bay Lane, Southampton, at about 6.45am. A police spokesman said: “It appears that the female motorcyclist with a m...

A man found in an unresponsive state in a swimming pool has been pronounced dead. A police spokesman said emergency services were sent to a home on Forest Hills Drive in Warwick after a reported medical emergency, at 11am today. The spokesman said: “...

More than 90 buses have been cancelled this afternoon according to the Government Bus Alert website. As of this afternoon, a total of 94 buses were listed as cancelled. All of the cancelled buses had been scheduled to set out between 3.20pm and 8.20p...

Daredevil, evangelist and motorcycle stuntman Cyril “Big” Smith has died at the age of 75. David Jones Sr, the founder and former president of the Bermuda Motorcycle Racing Club, said Mr Smith was “one of Bermuda’s greatest stuntmen”. Mr Jones added ...

A Digicel customer got a Bolt from the blue yesterday. Usain Bolt paid a surprise visit to Simon Argent after he won a competition for customers who signed up for the telecom firm’s fibre internet service. Mr Argent, of Hilton Drive, Paget, said: “I ...