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Letters to the Editor

Thanks for excellent service, KEMH

Dear Sir, My husband had to visit the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital emergency department on July 31. From the time we arrived until the time we left, we were treated to very efficient care. Everyone we met — from the receptionist to the nurses an...
Aug 26, 2019
Economy

Imports rise as surplus narrows

Bermuda’s surplus in economic transactions with the rest of the world narrowed to $204 million in the first quarter of this year. One of the drivers of the $116 million fall in the current-account surplus, compared to the first quarter of 2018, was a...
Aug 26, 2019
Other

US Government wants citizens’ DNA

One of the US Government’s most intriguing health programmes is going to start bearing fruit soon. And the more people who join, the better. The National Institutes of Health’s “All of Us” project, launched last year, aims to collect genetic informat...
Aug 26, 2019
Education

Bermuda College unveils its rebranded logo

Bermuda College has adopted a new flag and brand as part of its Vision 2023 Strategic Plan. The college has unveiled a new turquoise and white logo intended to symbolise the various paths that bring students to the institution and reflect its strateg...
Aug 26, 2019
Crime

Teenager arrested for stabbing

A teenage woman has been arrested in connection with an early-morning stabbing at Horseshoe Bay. A police spokesman said a 19-year-old woman, believed to be from Paget, was this afternoon in custody for the attack, which left an 18-year-old woman wit...
Aug 26, 2019
Other

Caribbean braces for Dorian

Several Caribbean islands began to brace themselves for Tropical Storm Dorian — but the system is not considered a threat to Bermuda. Yesterday afternoon, Dorian was 1,585 miles south-southeast of Bermuda and travelling west with maximum sustained wi...
Aug 26, 2019
Other

Packwood: embrace our history

A “phenomenal” project on the arrival of slaves in America has sparked a call to boost discussion about history in Bermuda. Cheryl Packwood, the former director of the Government’s Washington DC office, said that further embracing the island’s past w...
Aug 26, 2019
Other

NCL ferry returns after hitting reef

A ferry brought to Bermuda to transport cruise ship passengers has been out of action for more than month after it hit a reef, The Royal Gazette can reveal. But the owners of the Spirit of St George’s said the ferry was scheduled to be back in operat...
Aug 26, 2019
Letters to the Editor

Land tax surcharge adds to burden

Dear Sir, At the last budget it was reported that there would now be a minimum fee for land tax of $300 per annum since “that’s what it costs to collect the tax”. As you will recall, there was a bit of an outcry because this, in most instances, cause...
Aug 26, 2019
Cricket

Stovell hails Douglas’s performance

Allan Douglas Jr shone with the bat and ball to guide Bermuda to a six-wicket win over Cayman Islands in their final match at the ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier at White Hill Field yesterday. The all-rounder claimed five for 18 from just 2.2 ov...
Aug 26, 2019
Other

Jamaica stops exchanging Bermuda money

The Bank of Jamaica has warned its customers that it will no longer exchange Bermuda dollars from today. A statement from the country’s central bank, released last Friday, said it would stop exchanging Bermuda bills at its counters because it has bee...
Aug 26, 2019
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