The Royal Gazette

1 day ago | royalgazette.com | Akil Simmons

2 days ago | royalgazette.com | Owain Johnston-Barnes

The Bermuda National Trust is launching a new tour delving into the history of Verdmont as a site of enslavement. Charlotte Andrews, the head of cultural heritage at the BNT, said the new, interpreter-led tour will offer a "deeper, honest look" into Bermuda's complex and often untold past.

2 days ago | royalgazette.com | Owain Johnston-Barnes

A serious traffic collision involving a bus has caused police to divert traffic away from North Shore Road in Hamilton Parish this afternoon. A police spokeswoman said that motorists are being diverted at East Post Lane and Harrington Sound Road. The collision is understood to have involved a bus and a car"Motorists are advised to avoid the area and expect delays," she said. "An update will be provided as more information becomes available."

3 days ago | royalgazette.com | Owain Johnston-Barnes

A man accused of murder will face retrial after a ruling by the Court of Appeal. Davin Dill, 26, was charged with murdering 22-year-old Joshua Rowse along with possessing a bladed article, specifically a knife, in a public place on June 14, 2020. The case went to trial in 2023 but on September 8 that year, after legal arguments held in the absence of the jury, the trial judge directed the jury to enter verdicts of not guilty.

3 days ago | royalgazette.com | Owain Johnston-Barnes

The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a former care home worker accused of abusing two seniors at the Sylvia Richardson Care Facility. Wendy Hayward was found guilty in Magistrates' Court in March 2023 of two counts of abuse of a senior after a trial. She launched an appeal, arguing that the magistrate, Craig Attridge, failed to properly consider evidence in the case.