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The government should update details on spending habits so it can better calculate the rate of inflation, a top economist has said. Craig Simmons said that a consumer spending survey had not been conducted since 2013 – and that shopping habits had ch...

The Government last night stayed tight-lipped on how essential services had been affected by the latest wave of coronavirus infections — despite repeated questions from The Royal Gazette. Officials were e-mailed a series of questions last week a...

Efforts to kick-start the economy through new industries have been questioned by the Opposition. Senator Marcus Jones, the One Bermuda Alliance spokesman on economic development, said farmers and fishermen should be drafted in to help set up a vertic...

An American who claims an island off Southampton may have been misappropriated from her family a century ago is calling on others with evidence of “land grabs” to join forces for a class-action lawsuit. Helen Muise said affected families should consi...

The Opposition One Bermuda Alliance is calling on anyone who sees intoxicated friends attempting to drive home after a night out to stop them. Susan Jackson, the shadow transport minister, made the appeal in the run-up to Christmas — a time when “li...

A luxury hotel will be given another five years of tax breaks after MPs approved the deal in the House of Assembly. The Loren at Pink Beach could save up to $3.25 million in occupancy and payroll tax payments through the extension, first granted in 2...

David Burt, the Premier, has paid tribute to a former Prime Minister of St Vincent and The Grenadines who died yesterday. Sir James Mitchell was leader of the nation between 1984 and 2000. Mr Burt, described Sir James as “a giant of the Caribbean re...

The head of a billion-dollar data and software company located in Bermuda has been accused of sexual misconduct. Zia Chishti, the founder and chief executive officer of Bermuda-based Afiniti, has been accused of pressuring a former employee into havi...

Diversifying the economy and using new technology to compete will be vital to the future prosperity of the country, a Government minister said on Friday. Lawrence Scott, the transport minister, said during the debate on the Throne Speech: “The only w...

The Government must improve administrative procedures to prevent overpayments of emergency unemployment benefits, the Auditor-General has said. And efforts should be made to recover $3.5 million in estimated overpayments to ensure that the “integrity...