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Soldiers from the Royal Bermuda Regiment yesterday went back to school in Jamaica. But the team from Guns and Assault Pioneers were not there to learn, but to spruce up the Drapers All Age School in Port Antonio, near their base for jungle warfare tr...

The Royal Bermuda Regiment’s Band and Corps of Drums yesterday tuned up with their Jamaican counterparts. A total of 24 musicians from the RBR joined forces with the Jamaica Military Band at the Jamaican Defence Force’s headquarters at Up Park Camp i...

More than 200 troops from the Royal Bermuda Regiment have started two weeks of intensive training in Jamaica. The soldiers, together with officers from the Bermuda Police Service and St John Ambulance personnel, settled into their surroundings on Su...

Royal Bermuda Regiment soldiers in Jamaica got the shock of their lives after bumping in to superstar runner Usain Bolt at their hotel. And the record-breaking athlete stopped to talk and have pictures taken with the advance party, which is preparing...

Senator Jeff Baron has noted an increased budget allocation for the Royal Bermuda Regiment as the service moves away from conscription. The Junior Minister of National Security also said the ministry was looking to introduce a shared radio system for...

Tributes have been paid in Parliament to Jasmine “Jasz” Saltus, a respected officer within the Transport Control Department who died on Thursday at the age of 41. A former detective from the Bermuda Police Service, where he gained a baton of honour a...

Lieutenant-Colonel David Curley has taken over as commanding officer of the Royal Bermuda Regiment. He is replacing British Army career soldier Lieutenant-Colonel Michael Foster-Brown, who will return to a post with the Army in the UK. The sword of c...

Regiment commanding officer Lieutenant-Colonel Michael Foster-Brown said he is “hugely” proud of the regiment’s progress during his three years in command. Colonel Foster-Brown, who is set to hand over command to Lieutenant-Colonel David Curley tomor...

The Royal Bermuda Regiment’s 50th anniversary commemoration book was launched at the weekend. Buyers queued up to pick up their copies of the new 160-page history of the RBR, written by former Bermuda Sun editor Tony McWilliam, at Brown & Co’s Bookma...

The 50th anniversary history of the Royal Bermuda Regiment is to have its official launch this weekend. The author, Tony McWilliam, will be on hand at Brown and Co from noon to 2pm on Saturday to sign copies of Royal Bermuda Regiment — 50 Years Stron...

The Ministry of Public Works is looking for a company to remove asbestos from the Warwick Camp dining hall. A ministry spokesman said the roof’s corrugated asbestos sheets had been earmarked for replacement for years, but the job increased in priorit...

Two women soldiers from the Royal Bermuda Regiment have broken new ground by becoming the first females to undertake a specialist command course in England. Corporal Zelipha Gitari and Lance Corporal Leeann Tucker travelled to the Royal Horse Artille...