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East End voters will choose a new mayor at the polls in the Town of St George today. The race is down to Kenneth Bascome, a former mayor, and George Dowling III, a councillor, after Quinell Francis announced she was to stand down from the role. Hamil...

A candidate in the race to be Mayor of St George said a police station in the Olde Towne was a priority. Kenneth Bascome, a former mayor who stepped down to become an MP for the One Bermuda Alliance, said he would seek the support of councillors to t...

Bermuda will host an international parliamentary seminar this week intended to help lawmakers broaden their understanding of the legislative process. Dennis Lister, Speaker of the House, announced that the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association had b...

The Town of St George will have to go to the polls on May 9 to elect a new mayor, it was revealed yesterday. Kenneth Bascome, a former mayor, and George Dowling III, a councillor, both put their names forward for the post on nomination day after Quin...

The Premier discussed Bermuda’s efforts to build its relationship with the United States when he met members of Congress in Washington, yesterday. David Burt said the island’s co-operation with the US on tax transparency and its assistance in helping...

A demand to find out how much cash raised by the controversial sugar tax had been used to boost health was made yesterday. The One Bermuda Alliance said it wanted details of where the $700,000 in extra cash raised since last year from the tax had gon...

The Premier shouldered the blame yesterday for a deleted paragraph in a document that triggered Bermuda’s inclusion on an EU blacklist of noncooperative jurisdictions branded tax havens. David Burt told the House of Assembly: “This issue is one for w...

Legislation to increase the cost to import alcohol and tobacco has been tabled in the House of Assembly. The Customs Tariff Amendment (No 2) Act increases the cost of duty for a variety of alcohol and tobacco products. The cost to import beers, cider...

The Bermuda Housing Trust hopes to develop a sixth property to add to its 183-unit housing stock. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, said the project would serve to support seniors who are capable of independent living but ...

People who abandon boats will be hit by heavier fines under new legislation, transport minister Zane DeSilva warned. Mr DeSilva told the House of Assembly on Friday the existing fines are too low considering the cost to Government of removing the boa...