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The Bermuda Government has guaranteed the West End Development Corporation’s payment obligations in relation to a $39 million credit facility provided by Butterfield Bank. Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance, told the House of Assembly that the “un...

Legislation opening up the Island’s power generation sector to competition has been tabled in the House of Assembly. The Electricity Bill 2015 will also provide for a new regulatory framework to oversee the Island’s electricity production and distrib...

There have been 765 applications for Bermuda status since a Supreme Court ruling that opened the way for certain holders of Permanent Residents’ Certificates, the House of Assembly heard. To date, 215 have been approved, according to Sylvan Richards,...

The Bermuda Government has raised land taxes to avert a potential $19.1 million loss in revenues brought about by the latest annual rental value figures. The ARV has fallen due to the recession and the resultant unemployment and a drop in real estate...

Now in its fifth year on the Island, the In Motion School of Dance’s version of the Christmas classic The Nutcracker has been reworked with a local flavour. “In Motion are committed to being innovative, to offering new and unique things to the Island...

Popular benches at the corner of Court Street and Dundonald Street have been temporarily removed, and the Corporation of Hamilton is planning to install cameras to combat antisocial behaviour in the area. The plaza on the northeast side of the juncti...

The Island could face a water crisis in the future unless a plan for managing its resources is drafted now, according to Craig Cannonier, the Minister of Public Works. “What we’re doing right now will not sustain us in the next 20 years,” Mr Cannoni...

Diallo Rabain, the Opposition Leader in the Senate, has been named as the Progressive Labour Party’s candidate in Devonshire North Central. The announcement was made at Alaska Hall yesterday by Marc Bean, who called him “a dedicated individual who al...

Two senior Ministry of Finance officials are at odds over whether adequate permission was sought for the Bermuda Government’s deal to build a new airport terminal. “Clearly we are at an impasse,” David Burt, the Shadow Minister of Finance, said at t...

The first annual fiscal responsibility assessment for Bermuda was tabled in the House of Assembly this morning by Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance. The report was compiled by an independent panel after discussions last month. The three-person pa...