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“Sugar tax” legislation has been tabled in the House of Assembly. The Customs Tariff Amendment (No. 2) Bill includes several changes to import duty rates relating to sugar and sugar products. A Government spokesman said: “This follows the Sugar Tax C...

A top official at the Corporation of Hamilton was suspended on full pay yesterday after it was revealed that he is to appear in court in connection with the failed Par-la-Ville Hotel deal. Charles Gosling, the Mayor of Hamilton, confirmed yesterday ...

An autopsy has confirmed that Lois Simmons was killed in a car crash, according to police. Ms Simmons, 84, died as a result of injuries suffered when the car she was driving struck a tree near Barnes Corner, Southampton at 4.30pm on Friday. A police ...

Tourist air arrivals rose for the ninth consecutive quarter, the Bermuda Tourism Authority revealed yesterday. Rough weather at sea created a near 50 per cent fall in cruise ship arrivals in the first three months of the year. Kevin Dallas, BTA CEO, ...

Bermuda’s income inequality is “appalling”, but has not got worse in recent years, economist Robert Stubbs said yesterday. Mr Stubbs, a former head of research at the Bank of Bermuda, added: “I’m not making any excuses here for Bermuda’s status quo. ...

The author of a book on the 1970s assassinations that rocked Bermuda has made a return to the island to sign copies of his work. Mel Ayton wrote Justice Denied on the murders of Governor Richard Sharples and Commissioner of Police George Duckett, for...

The principal of Dellwood Middle School has returned to work after a period of administrative leave. Tina Duke was placed on leave on March 2 while the Department of Child and Family Services carried out an investigation into unspecified allegations ...

The growing economic divide has put a growing number of black families at risk of poverty, according to Lynne Winfield. Ms Winfield, president of Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda, said the latest Census results highlight the cause of many of Berm...

A marine sustainability conference is to be held in Bermuda later this month, with the help of environmental group Plastic Tides. The Project Blue conference is set to bring activists, athletes and ocean sustainability experts to the island late next...

One in five children under the age of six months was not vaccinated last year, the Department of Health has revealed. The news sparked concern among children’s health experts. Richard Fulton, a paediatrician, said the drop should be a concern for the...