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The number of births in Bermuda rose last year for the second time in five years. But the number of marriages fell to 450 from 509 in 2015 — an 11.6 per cent drop. Walton Brown, Minister of Home Affairs, said: “In 2016, there were 591 births — an inc...

Five youngsters got their first Christmas present yesterday thanks to the hard work of prison inmates. Members of the Lifeline group at Westgate prison gave the primary school pupils refurbished bicycles at a special ceremony. Phillip Bradshaw, Kenn...

Burnt-out boats are an eyesore in Warwick and could harm the environment, local residents said yesterday. The two yachts were destroyed by a fire four months ago at a private dock in Riddell’s Bay and are now stuck on rocks near the mouth of the bay....

Bermuda enjoyed an economic boost during the second quarter of the year as it hosted the 35th America’s Cup. There were double-digit percentage increases in both the number of air arrivals and the amount of money those visitors spent on the island. R...

Plans to set up an aquaponics farm on Smith’s Island have been approved by the Department of Planning. The farm, earmarked for the site of a former cottage, is described as a pilot scheme to test the viability of the farming method in Bermuda. Aquapo...

A Bill designed to replace same-sex marriage with domestic partnerships is set to be approved without amendment by MPs tomorrow, despite criticism from across the community. Groups on both sides of the divide called for the Domestic Partnership Act 2...

The ground floor exit of the Bull’s Head car park will be back in operation from tomorrow. The City of Hamilton urged motorists to be aware of the new concrete islands which are part of the barrier system infrastructure. The main entrance off Jackson...

A 16-year-old female motorcyclist remained in a stable condition in the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit after a crash last Friday, police said today. The teenager went over an embankment on South Road, near Southcote Road, Paget, at about 7.55pm. Mean...

Civil liberties organisation the Centre for Justice has urged Jamahl Simmons, the Minister of Economic Development and Tourism, to delay putting an amendment before the House of Assembly tomorrow that would allow him to fire leading members of the Be...

A book about the last hangings on British soil and the riots that followed has been turned into a screenplay. Now the team behind the movie script Prerogative of Mercy is on the hunt for backers to help bring it to the silver screen. The movie is bas...