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An emergency bus schedule has been extended until next week, the Department of Public Transportation announced today. A spokeswoman said that bus routes would continue to operate on and expanded Sunday schedule because of staff shortages. She added t...

Roadworks on Harbour Road have at last finished after months of disruptions to road users. Wayne Furbert, the acting public works minister, confirmed yesterday that completion of the project – which was over schedule and over budget – was “a mileston...

The Government admitted yesterday that it did not know when island-wide roadworks would be finished or what the final bill would be. Wayne Furbert, the acting public works minister, said he did not have the total cost to hand and was unable to say wh...

A new pilot boat has been ordered to boost the ageing Marine and Ports fleet, the Government has revealed. A government spokeswoman said the Gladding-Hearn shipyard in Massachusetts, had won a contract to build a new Chesapeake-class pilot boat to re...

A fleet of abandoned boats are to be salvaged and scrapped in a partnership between the Government and Keep Bermuda Beautiful. A government spokesman said 37 abandoned and derelict vessels whose owners unknown could not be traced had been flagged for...

Staff shortages have forced bus services to run on an “enhanced Sunday schedule” from Monday, the Department of Public Transportation said yesterday. A spokeswoman said: “The DPT apologises for the inconvenience caused by the temporary service and is...

Royal Air Force fighter jets stopped over in Bermuda for fuel and rest on their way to a training exercise in the US. The Eurofighter Typhoons touched down at the airport on Tuesday night and flew out yesterday to take part in Exercise Red Flag, a tr...

Road widening work in Warwick will mean a one lane closure on the parish’s Middle Road from next week. The public works ministry said that the moving of Belco poles and construction of a new wall and sidewalk on the road east of Burnt House Hill woul...

Police handed out more than $8,000 in traffic fines for impaired driving and speeding in the first week of year. A spokesman said speeding offences ranged from 65kph to 85kph. Over the last two weeks, 538 tickets were issued for a range of offences. ...

Police yesterday denied that a family – including a baby – was “abandoned at the side of the road” after a traffic stop on Monday. Acting Commissioner of Police Darrin Simons said he was satisfied after a review of officers’ body camera footage that ...