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A streamlined system for overseas buyers to acquire homes in Bermuda has been approved by MPs. Wayne Furbert, the Cabinet Office minister said the legislation would "better facilitate the sale of property to international buyers". Mr Furbert added th...

Container ships Oleander and Bermuda Islander arrived on the island this morning to deliver much needed supplies. The schedules of both vessels were disrupted because of industrial action last week by dock-workers. As a result grocery stores began to...

Grocery stores are suffering from a shortage of fresh produce as a result of last week’s disruptions at Hamilton Docks. But retailers are confident that stocks will be replenished later today following the arrival of two container ships. The disrupti...

The number of students attending Bermuda College through a new scholarship programme has almost doubled this year. Senator Owen Darrell told colleagues in the Upper House yesterday that 47 students enrolled at the facility at the start of the academi...

A Government Senator claimed yesterday that the transfer of the L Frederick Wade International Airport to a public private partnership was directly connected to the financial struggles some Bermudians are facing now. Owen Darrell, the junior minist...

More than 2,000 acres of land has been the subject of compulsory purchase orders, a leading archaeologist said yesterday. Edward Harris added compulsory purchase orders by central authorities over the years had caused “a lot of major displacement”. H...

The Somerset branch of HSBC has closed “following a possible exposure to Covid-19”. A statement released by the bank said the decision was made “out of an abundance of caution”. “The bank is following all Bermuda Government Covid-19 protocols and the...

The owner of a tech company hired to set up an online payment portal for the Government has explained why about $1.7 million in revenue had not yet been passed on. Denis Pitcher, the chief executive of ResQwest and also a fintech adviser to the Gover...

The Government paid out $11 million to redundant hotel workers at the Fairmont Southampton without an agreement from owner Gencom that the money would be paid back, it was revealed today. Curtis Dickinson, the finance minister, added that the Governm...

The Government has failed to collect more than $1.7 million in fees paid through an online Covid-19 travel authorisation portal on its website, it was confirmed today. Kim Wilson told the House of Assembly that tech firm ResQwest was hired by Governm...