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Police have launched an investigation after five tourists on jet skis were “abandoned” at sea by their tour guide without ignition keys for the craft. The cruise ship visitors were rescued by a passing boat, which started to tow the machines to shore...

Dear Sir, Regarding the news of the two buses colliding, I’m not surprised given how fast they travel. When riding a bus, one is thrown from side to side, which is not safe for passengers who could be injured. It would be safer for passengers if ther...

Dear Sir, It is absolutely annoying and wholly unacceptable that No 7 buses leave Dockyard full of tourist passengers when the cruises are in port. It’s almost as if bus drivers jump at the opportunity to not make a single stop before Horseshoe Bay. ...

Carnival Cruise Lines will boost its support of Bermuda next year with an almost 50 per cent increase, according to the Bermuda Tourism Authority. While the cruise line is scheduled to make 20 visits this year, that number will rise to 29 in 2020. A ...

Legislation to encourage superyachts to visit Bermuda passed with all-party support in the House of Assembly last night. Zane DeSilva, the Minister of Tourism and Transport, said the Superyachts and Other Vessels (Miscellaneous) Act would help to mak...

A plan to encourage more superyacht visits to the island could result in extra jobs for Bermudians, the Minister of Tourism and Transport said yesterday. Zane DeSilva said legislative changes proposed by the Government would boost the country’s inter...

The trucking industry spoke, and Auto Solutions listened. The St John’s Road, Pembroke auto dealership has begun importing the Volvo UD Croner dump truck, and dump and crane truck. The vehicles, made by Japan’s UD Truck Corporation, have long been t...

Jonathan Bell The Transport Control Department has closed for the rest of today. A Government spokesman said a problem with the water supply forced the centre, on North Street, Pembroke, to shut its doors just before noon. He added that “customers wi...

Sun canopies have been installed at a popular beach to provide shelter for taxi and shuttle bus passengers. Transport minister Zane DeSilva said the canopies in the car park at Horseshoe Bay in Southampton would reduce heat and UV exposure and improv...

An attempt to improve communication over bus cancellations has been launched, the Ombudsman of Bermuda has revealed. Victoria Pearman said that the investigation was in the public interest “given the number of people impacted and the cumulative effec...

A former junior officer on a cargo ship that endured the “worst ever” voyage to Bermuda 60 years ago has returned to the island for the first time since his stormy trip. Terry Blake, 79, who revisited Bermuda last month, said the SS Ledbury arrived i...

The owners of taxis that are off the road should lose their permits if they fail to renew them in six months, said the Bermuda Taxi Owners Association. David Frost, the BTOA president, said: “We believe that owners who do not renew their licences wit...