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A government backbencher has been appointed chairman of the Bermuda Economic Development Corporation. Jache Adams, the MP for Pembroke West, was formerly the chairman of the board of trustees of the National Sports Centre. Mr Adams was embroiled in ...

A government backbencher has been replaced as the chairman of the National Sports Centre’s board of trustees after a row over a contract for solar power. Owen Darrell, a government senator, has taken over from Jache Adams, the Progressive Labour Part...

A proposal to put a bid in for the 2024 America’s Cup sailing competition was floated by the Opposition yesterday. Ben Smith, a One Bermuda Alliance senator, said the island’s role as host of the prestigious race series in 2017 had given Bermuda mass...

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...