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People get ready: just a week remains for reggae king Barrington Levy’s Bermuda comeback. Two years on from kicking off Cup Match with trademark energy, Levy will bring dancehall and the detour posse next Saturday to the West End — plus a host of Be...

Bermuda’s total financial commitment to the America’s Cup is likely to come in significantly below the $77 million envisaged three years ago, according to the latest projections. In particular, the Bermuda Government’s $25 million guarantee against c...

With the glitz of the America’s Cup expected to entice dignitaries, the question many are asking is who might show up. Michael Douglas’s appearance on The Today Show seemed a natural fit, given the actor’s Bermuda ties and interests in local hospital...

The opening of the America’s Cup could be blown back a day because of gale-force gusts expected tomorrow. Racing is scheduled to begin at 5pm, but organisers have warned that both racing and the event’s Opening Ceremony would be pushed back should st...

Just over 1,000 work permits have been issued in connection with the America’s Cup, home affairs minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin has told MPs. In addition, the airport terminal development has been linked to 59 work permits to date, according to res...

Guidelines are set to be put in place for the government’s watchdog of fairness over public contracts, nearly six years after it was formally established. Michael Dunkley told Parliament that $773,000 has been set aside in the 2017/18 fiscal year for...

“Post-truth politics” and mis- information has been given out on the island’s spending for the America’s Cup, according to Grant Gibbons, the Minister of Economic Development. Dr Gibbons was responding yesterday to a statement from Jamahl Simmons, th...

Political fallout and antigovernment demonstrations are among the range of security scenarios envisaged by organisers preparing for the 35th America’s Cup. “You have to facilitate peaceful protest, but you also have to facilitate the rights of others...

Allan DeSilva, the senior vice-president of Island Construction, was granted permission not to appear before the Commission of Inquiry yesterday, claiming lawful privilege as his answers could expose him to the possibility of prosecution. Sir Anthony...

A “misunderstanding” at the heart of disputes over the Government’s plans for a new airport terminal was discussed at length before yesterday’s Commission of Inquiry. Anthony Manders, the Financial Secretary, told the commission he had never been in ...