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Rushing to impose a living wage could fuel a “hustle economy” in which bosses dodge their tax contributions by paying staff in cash, the Bermuda Employers Council has warned. Family Centre also cautioned against mandated higher wages risking the jobs...

Champion debaters from overseas are to pass on the secrets of effective speaking to young Bermuda residents this summer. The debate camp was the brainchild of Kenza Wilks, 20, who has used his own debating success to set up a British-based public spe...

The hotel industry backed a commission to set a living wage yesterday, but warned that “one size does not fit all”. Stephen Todd, president of the Bermuda Hotel Association, said the group recognised the need for a living wage and a minimum wage but ...

Bermuda is developing its capabilities to deal with “major cruise ship incidents” aboard a vessel in local waters, Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, told Parliament. Mr Caines was delivering an update to MPs on the island’s disaster ri...

Alex Swan, a prominent businessman and entrepreneur, has died. Mr Swan was 76. The realtor and developer was a decades-long friend and business associate of Sir John Swan, the former premier. Mr Swan was a general manager for John W. Swan Limited, an...

Legislation implementing budgetary steps laid out by Curtis Dickinson, the finance minister, has been tabled to go into effect later this year. The Land Tax Amendment Bill 2019, tabled yesterday in the House, will come into effect on July 1, 2019 if ...

The Mayor of Hamilton warned the Government could be hit with a large compensation bill if it passes legislation transforming Bermuda’s municipalities into quangos. Charles Gosling was speaking after Walter Roban, Minister of Home Affairs, tabled the...

A committee investigating a clash between protesters and police outside the House of Assembly has been granted a three-month extension. The Parliamentary Joint Select Committee, headed by Progressive Labour Party backbencher Kim Swan, was set up in J...

A Holland-based tall ship for students, the Gulden Leeuw,, has called on Bermuda for the week. The three-masted topsail schooner, whose name means “Golden Lion”, has more than 60 trainees on board and 20 staff, and is expected to head on tomorrow. Il...

Roderick Benjamin, 66, was named by the Bermuda Police Service as a man found in an unresponsive state on Wednesday night on the Railway Trail near Loyal Hill, Devonshire. Mr Benjamin was discovered by a member of the public at about 10.30pm, a spoke...