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A fleet of electric buses will cut the high level of cancellations, the director of the Department of Public Transportation said. Roger Todd said the 30 hi-tech vehicles would also be better-suited to the island’s narrow roads than older buses. He ad...

A guidance session to help young Bermudians to earn scholarships will be held by the Department of Workforce Development today. A spokesman for the Ministry of Labour said: “For many in our community, college and university educations are vital for s...

More than $4m has been spent on the first of a fleet of electric buses, a public access to information announcement has revealed. Costs associated with the 30 electric buses, parts and shipping amounted to $4.09m. The notice in the Official Gazette a...

The opposition One Bermuda Alliance is to raise questions in Parliament over delayed repairs to a pilot boat that suffered severe damage after it ran aground. An OBA spokeswoman said that questions had been submitted to the Government on the St David...

Keeva Joell-Benjamin has become Bermuda’s first female Commissioner of Corrections. The appointment of the 30-year veteran of the prison service became effective on January 17, it was announced. She had held the position in an acting capacity since 2...

The government should update details on spending habits so it can better calculate the rate of inflation, a top economist has said. Craig Simmons said that a consumer spending survey had not been conducted since 2013 – and that shopping habits had ch...

A Cabinet minister who has been off the job since last September is expected to return to the job, the Premier said. David Burt did not give a date for the return of Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the public works minister, but signalled that the mi...

A Government minister remained tight-lipped when questioned about progress on several flagship projects. Wayne Furbert, the Cabinet Office minister and also the acting public works minister, faced questions on the developments as he gave an update on...

The Tynes Bay Incinerator is handling almost 300 tons of garbage a day – despite recent reliability problems at the plant. Wayne Furbert, the acting minister for public works, said during a press conference this week that both burners at the inci...

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...

Mohawk Radio are to perform an unplugged set on the steps of Hamilton’s City Hall as part of the Creatives Live open air concert series. The concert will be held today from 12.30pm to 1.30pm and will be a socially distanced event. Ernest Peets, the ...

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...