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A witness thought that a gunshot was a firework after a man opened fire outside a cricket club moments after murder victim Ronniko Burchall left, a court heard yesterday. The witness, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, told the Supreme Court...

The Premier failed to show “respect” to Progressive Labour Party MPs in the way he handled the rent scandal involving a senator, senior sources said yesterday. A PLP insider said that the first MPs heard about Curtis Richardson’s $19,000 rent arrears...

Bermuda’s first court ruling on the powers of the Information Commissioner underlined the limits of the island’s Public Access to Information Act, the Attorney-General’s office has said. The Attorney-General’s office spoke out after a judgment on Tue...

The family of an elderly woman owed $19,000 in rent by a Progressive Labour Party senator has appealed to people with questions about the behaviour of the Premier during the controversy to bombard him with demands for answers on his social media site...

Imagine you are the Premier, and the family of a frail, elderly woman contacts you and pleads for help because a Progressive Labour Party House of Assembly candidate owes her substantial rent arrears — what do you do? Well, if you’re David Burt, you ...

A former gym owner has won a seven-year legal battle arising from the merger of his business with a rival. Assistant Justice Jeffrey Elkinson has found in favour of Scott Stallard in his claim against defendants The Athletic Club Limited (in liquida...

A judge has ruled in favour of a lawyer who sued The Royal Gazette after it reported on the work he did in Bermuda for an American billionaire accused of tax evasion. Puisne Judge Larry Mussenden ordered the newspaper not to publish anything containe...

A man who claimed asthma prevented him from taking a police breath test has had his conviction for refusal to comply upheld. Michael Richardson was found guilty in Magistrates’ Court after officers said he used a “stop and start” approach to the brea...

A charity dedicated to the protection of children appealed for better education on sex and consent to help prevent abuse. Debi Ray-Rivers, the founder and executive director of Scars, said parents and caregivers had to push past their discomfort and ...

A controversial senator and junior minister quit last night in the face of mounting criticism after it was revealed he owed an elderly woman $19,000 in unpaid rent. Curtis Richardson will resign his seat in the Upper House and position as junior nati...

A man imprisoned for 30 years after he tried to smuggle almost $10 million of heroin into Bermuda has appealed against his conviction. Josef Vlcek was convicted in 2019 of trying to smuggle nearly three kilograms of the drug into the island on a flig...

The Premier was made aware of concerns over a senator’s rent arrears by a senior Civil Servant before he appointed him to the Upper House and made him a junior minister, The Royal Gazette can reveal. E-mails between the Harvey family and Marc Telema...