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Draft legislation for the legalisation of cannabis is to be put out for public consultation, the Attorney-General said last night. Kathy Lynn Simmons unveiled proposals for medical and recreational cannabis use in the Senate last December and the vi...

The island’s blue-collar union is backing rallies to protest at police brutality inflicted on black people in America. Chris Furbert, the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union, said he was “100 per cent” behind the demonstrations, which have spre...

On a global scale, countries implemented lockdown or “shelter-in-place” policies, consigning millions of people to their homes and shutting down businesses of all kinds. The fear of contracting Covid-19 pervaded the atmosphere, from the fear of being...

Rocket launches such as SpaceX could help to create jobs for Bermudians, the home affairs minister said. Walter Roban said that while technicians travel to Bermuda from overseas to assist with launches, Bermudians could be trained to fill some of tho...

Butterfield Bank has priced a $100 million registered debt offering. The bank said tonight that the 5.25 per cent fixed to floating subordinated notes, due 2030, was expected to close on or about June 11, 2020, subject to customary closing conditions...

About 250 people turned out last night to light candles to focus attention on domestic violence. The event was organised by Safe Space Bermuda, launched in honour of Chavelle Dillon-Burgess, a young mother who went missing in April. Sarah Robinson, o...

Bermuda is on a list of countries where HSBC Holdings is reconsidering or reviewing its future, according to reports. The HSBC board is pushing for the restart of a restructuring programme and to come up with more radical changes, including the poss...

The Commissioner of Police has bolstered efforts to build stronger bonds with the community in the wake of protests around the world over the killing of George Floyd. Stephen Corbishley said he was shocked by the “abhorrent” death of Floyd, a black m...

A charity forced to put its services to the special needs community on hold is now looking at ways to reopen safely. WindReach, based in Warwick, had to wrap up its operations and lay off most of its staff because of Covid-19, starting May 1. Stewart...

You may not be able to cruise this summer, but you can spend a couple of hours on Keerome Maybury’s 55ft yacht Traveler. The owner of Traveler Charters Bermuda said the freeze on tourists during the Covid-19 pandemic had forced him to change tack. “...