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It was a tough go for Holly O’Leary, a Bermudian in Canada who swam a gruelling eight hours and 16.5km in support of a charity for children — but she made it. “If I can do it, so can you,” Ms O’Leary told The Royal Gazette. “I’d love to see something...

The latest tourism arrival figures may be down, but the Bermuda Tourism Authority is doggedly selling the Island for future visitors, according to its chief sales and marketing officer. “Through the first six months of the year, the BTA’s sales and m...

The Island is seeing growth in property sales to non-Bermudians, but realtors have warned the Bermuda Government to defer a hike in property fees, citing $124.5 million in land transactions that are “in train” at present. The growth in purchases from...

Thunderstorms dumped at least an inch of rain yesterday and knocked out power at a few locations, with more stormy conditions forecast for today. Bermuda’s weather is being affected by an upper-level low, a low pressure system that started north- wes...

The Island’s first home dialysis service is up and running — and could save Bermuda’s healthcare system up to $2 million a year. Bermuda Home Dialysis Service (BHDS) has been a dream four years in the making for local nurse Irena Ashton. “Dialysis ha...

After nearly three decades of lying fallow, the East End’s vacant hotel property will get “site work” before the year’s end, with groundbreaking for a new resort to commence in the first quarter of 2016. Plans include 122 hotel rooms, six estate resi...

Allegations that Speaker of the House Randy Horton accepted a politically motivated $45,000 bribe have been firmly refuted by Mr Horton. Speaking at the opening of Parliament yesterday, Mr Horton said he was rising to assure the public that “no alleg...

Bermuda has much to gain if the Government can secure an air service out of Heathrow airport, said Tourism Development and Transport Minister Shawn Crockwell, who attends a major airline conference next month in South Africa. “I have been assured tha...

The Island’s new tourism offerings reflect the “fresh approach” brought by the Bermuda Tourism Authority, according to the group’s 2014 annual report — which remains insistent on the imperative of boosting stagnant air arrivals. The BTA’s new marketi...

News that the Bermuda Government would foot the bill for a defamation action taken by Bob Richards has been greeted with raised eyebrows by Progressive Labour Party MP Derrick Burgess. Mr Richards, the Minister of Finance, told Parliament yesterday t...