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Residents of St George’s are happy with the progress being made on the St Regis hotel — and at being able to reach the beach. Quinell Francis, the Mayor of St George, said that despite early concerns, the public had embraced the project. She said: “A...

Criminal records are to be stored electronically and shared with British police forces, the Minister of National Security said last week. Wayne Caines said a member of the Association of Chief Police Officers Criminal Records Office, the criminal rec...

There is no money in this year’s budget for a review of the Southlands estate management plan. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, said: “I indicated in the brief that there’s no funding in this year’s budget for it.” He w...

Parliament has approved legislation to update the regulation of psychologists. The Psychological Practitioners Amendment Act 2018 replaces 20-year-old legislation governing the profession. Anyone not registered in Bermuda will now be prohibited from ...

Legislation aimed at removing drink-drivers from Bermuda’s roads is to be introduced. Walter Roban, the Minister of Transport and Regulatory Affairs, told the House of Assembly on Friday: “In the near future, I plan to introduce a Bill to support t...

Details have been provided on the type of fitness equipment to be installed at a Devonshire park. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, Minister of Public Works, said a “13-person CrossFit rig” would be installed at the Arboretum. The status of the equip...

A “complete reassessment” of the use of government vehicles will take place. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch told Parliament that the proliferation of government vehicles had been a source of “significant irritation”. He said: “I noted in the last ...

The Royal Bermuda Regiment’s annual overseas training exercise has been cancelled in a cost-cutting move. Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, said the money saved would go towards the creation of a full-time coastguard-style service and ...

Procedures to register charities are to be overhauled in the next financial year, the Minister of Home Affairs has announced. Walton Brown said a first phase would allow the transfer of data to a secure online database “accessible for the public sear...

The Ministry of Health has been swamped with Public Access to Information requests, the health minister has said. Kim Wilson added the volume of inquiries had used up “a tremendous amount of staff time”. She said: “The impact of Pati has been signifi...

On February 14, the front page of The Royal Gazette carried an attention-grabbing headline — “Famous: PLP must reach out to whites”. Not quite a heart-warming Valentine’s message, yet that headline managed to attract 326 comments. If anyone needed fu...

A fresh attack on Britain’s decision to stop passport printing in Bermuda has been launched by the Minister of Home Affairs. Walton Brown said that the change, made two years ago, had led to delays and travel confusion for Bermudians travelling to th...