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Viking Cruises made its first offical visit to the island today, with the Viking Sea docking in Hamilton. Walter Roban, the Minister of Transport and Regulatory Affairs, joined a delegation on board the vessel this afternoon at the invitation of Tors...

A “train” is set to return to Railway Trail for the second Rediscover the Rail Trail event this Sunday. The Bermuda Tourism Authority event is being described as a “day of discovery” offering trolley train tours along the west end of the trail. Meanw...

Dear Sir, I hope the driver of GP127 has a great explanation for parking in the handicap spot outside of the Continental Building (Ministry of Health headquarters) at about 5.30pm on Thursday, when displaying neither a PC licence plate nor a disabled...

David Burt fought Bermuda’s corner on tax in an interview on Britain’s BBC World News. The Premier, also Minister of Finance, appeared on the channel’s Talking Business yesterday and emphasised that Bermuda complied with international tax standards. ...

Captain Mark Crabb of the Salvation Army was stunned by not only the devastation of Hurricane Harvey, but by the spirit of the people who came together after the disaster. “It was overwhelming,” Captain Crabb said. “I didn’t know what to expect becau...

People are encouraged to visit a Department of Statistics booth in the lower level of the Washington Mall today. Officers from the Department will be on hand from noon to 2pm in observation of Caricom Statistics Day. This year, the theme of the day i...

An animal-rights activist said last night she was “deeply saddened” by photographs of a starving and diseased dog that was rescued by the Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Grace Markham, co-founder of Punish the Deed not the Breed Bermuda...

Dear Sir, I did take note of the op-ed recently written by Justin Mathias, who is chairman of the Future Bermuda Alliance, which is the youth division of the One Bermuda Alliance. I just wish to have the opportunity to set the record straight, as his...

The father of Bermuda’s Miss World winner has died. Edward Raymond Swainson was 88. His daughter, Gina, was crowned Miss World in 1979 having been first runner-up in the Miss Universe contest earlier that year. Mr Swainson grew up in St George’s and ...

Bermuda Security Group Ltd’s contract for passenger and baggage screening at the LF Wade International Airport has been extended until the new terminal opens in 2020. BSG, which has held the contract at the airport since 2001, is required to provide...

Hotelier and retailer Robin Gilbert, who in 1967 became one of the first graduates of the Bermuda Hotel School, has died at the age of 68. Along with his wife, Susan, Mr Gilbert became a familiar face to many through the family business for more than...

Historian Clarence Maxwell will speak at the latest ThinkFest event on Sunday. The presentation, “Set Us Free — Bermudians during the Humanitarian Revolution”, will outline how Bermudians contributed to the end of slavery debates and the demands for ...