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A historic church in St George has hit a “financial crisis point”, it was revealed yesterday. St Peter’s Church has suffered from a decline in the number of visitors and churchgoers because of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has affected its income. A n...

A carpenter trained as a shipwright in the Dockyard Apprentices programme went on to build the landmark Deliverance replica in St George – his proudest accomplishment. Raymond DeShields fondly called the Deliverance “his baby” and enjoyed dropping b...

The St George’s Rotary Club has given $20,000 to charities across the island. Ihab Azab, the club’s immediate past president, said the club was aware of the challenges faced by charities over the past year. He said the club’s members had worked dilig...

The End-to-End event was “one of the best yet” despite foul weather and fewer participants, organisers said this weekend. About 400 walkers and cyclists braved thunderstorms and rain on Saturday compared with the usual 2,000 participants but it was ...

Drivers have been warned to heed one-way signs at Khyber Pass in St George, where a police spokesman said there have been several near misses reported. The road only permits northbound traffic. Drivers have gone south either to access paths on the St...

David Ker has been charming visitors at the St George’s Historical Society for 24 years. The replica 18th-century press in the basement of Mitchell House on Duke of Kent Street is his baby. The 79-year-old loves demonstrating how the press once worke...

An oil spill exercise is expected to cause traffic problems in parts of St George’s this week. A government spokesman said roads in the Whalebone Bay area of Ferry Reach would be closed to the public on Wednesday for the exercise. The marine area wil...

Bermuda’s first casino is still expected to open its doors this year, the House of Assembly heard last night. David Burt, the Premier, said Hotelco – the developer behind the St Regis hotel in St George’s – had submitted a formal application for a fu...

Construction has started in the East End that will bring a businessman’s restaurant empire to St George’s. Marico Thomas, who took up part-ownership of the old George & Dragon pub in February, confirmed yesterday that he had started renovations on th...

Traffic over a St George’s bridge will be reduced to a single lane at the weekend for maintenance work. The work at Longbird Bridge will be carried out by Government workers on Sunday between 7.30am and 6pm. A notice in the Official Gazette said: “Th...

Two historical societies have received Government grants to fund education programmes. The St George’s Historical Society was presented with a $5,000 cheque while the Bermuda Historical Society received $6,000. A Government spokeswoman said: “Each ye...

An ageing replica of an historic ship is on course to become an attraction designed to tell the story of Bermuda’s early shipbuilding industry. Colin Campbell, the director of architecture firm OBM, said the revamp of the Deliverance was part of a p...