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A war of words broke out in the Senate yesterday over cuts in fees for MRI and CT medical scans. Andrew Simons of the One Bermuda Alliance said Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, had lied when she claimed the OBA ignored technical recommendations wh...

A shark tagged off the coast of Massachusetts has spent several days in Bermudian waters. Merlin, a 196lb male blue shark, was tagged by researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in November. Since then, the 7ft 10in shark has been trac...

Amendments to relax restrictions on development at upmarket resort Tucker’s Point were approved in the Senate yesterday. The Tucker’s Point Resort Residential Development Special Development Amendment Order 2018 is intended to provide flexibility for...

Commercial property is to face a land tax increase, but only for a year. David Burt, the Premier and Minister of Finance, said that tax rates on commercial businesses are to go up from 7 per cent to 12 per cent. The increase will mean that owners wil...

A man who jumped from a balcony at his home to escape a gunman has testified in court that he instantly identified his attacker. The witness, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, said: “I knew for a fact from the second he came to the door. I ...

A group of Royal Air Force planes landed at LF Wade International Airport for a brief visit. According to a spokeswoman, several Typhoons and an A330 Voyager travelling between military exercises stopped in Bermuda yesterday afternoon as part of an a...

Proposals to raise the skyline in Hamilton have been backed by mayor Charles Gosling, but he is disappointed that the city was not consulted on the plan. He said: “It had not been raised in any conversations with our minister. I am disappointed the C...

Bermuda is to open an office in Brussels to protect the island’s interests as Britain prepares to leave the European Union. David Burt, Premier and Minister of Finance, said the office would cut the cost of consultants in Europe. He said in his Budge...

Bermudian teacher and musician Kevin Maybury is drawing on all his talents for his new role as cartoonist for The Royal Gazette. Mr Maybury is excited about the new post, but will take a different approach to the late Peter Woolcock. He said: “I real...

A bartender has been taken off the road after drinking and driving. Jahdal Williams, 36, admitted driving while over the legal blood-alcohol limit. Magistrates’ Court heard that officers were conducting traffic stops near the junction of Middle Road ...