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Government plans to create a Department of Disaster Management, the House of Assembly heard this morning. The department, comprising police and fire officers, will develop plans to deal with a range of possible disasters, Minister of National Securit...

Three motorcyclists were seriously injured in separate accidents less than six hours apart yesterday. A woman suffered serious head injuries after her bike crashed in Paget just before 8pm. A police spokesman said the woman was rushed to hospital aft...

Today marks 40 years since the island’s last hangings unleashed the worst social unrest in modern times. Glenn Fubler of the group Imagine Bermuda has organised a gathering at City Hall to mark the anniversary with the theme that “every life is preci...

The Christmas Toys for Tots campaign is to be extended all-year round. Angela Hanwell of Coldwell Banker Bermuda Realty said: “While our goal is still to collect new toys for less fortunate children in an attempt to provide them with a sense of Chris...

A company owned by Jamaican billionaire Michael Lee-Chin’s Portland Holdings is set to take a majority stake in the parent company of Clarien Bank. If the transaction is approved, it will be the third time in four years that the majority shareholding...

People showed their support for people with HIV/Aids with a Move More Dance Walk around Hamilton yesterday. The event, to mark World Aids Day, was organised by the Department of Health, which asked the public to wear red for the occasion. Speaking in...

The island’s charity for military veterans has launched a campaign to recover a ceremonial sword that was stolen more than 20 years ago. The sword was taken from the historic Old Rectory, then the home of Lieutenant-Colonel Brendan Hollis, during the...

The morning-after pill will only be available in pharmacies to people aged over 18, the Ministry of Health said yesterday. A spokeswoman added that guidance will be given to pharmacists to guide patients on the appropriate use and side effects. The...

An unusual feathered visitor has been spotted for only the second time in Bermuda. Birdwatcher Ian Fisher snapped a picture of a western tanager, first sighted in 2006 by David Wingate, in Ferry Point Park, the same location as the American songbird ...

Bermuda has escaped the brunt of a devastating hurricane season, with no storm watches or warnings issued for the island the first time in ten years. The news came as this year’s Atlantic hurricane season came to a close yesterday. The Caribbean and ...