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New tourism minister Jamahl Simmons highlighted a string of accounting failures in the Bermuda Tourism Authority. Mr Simmons told the House of Assembly on Friday: “The findings of this audit are unacceptable and I will be monitoring the BTA closely t...

A living-wage policy is on the cards as the new Progressive Labour Party government outlined its plans for its first year in power. The Governor, John Rankin, who delivered the Throne Speech to mark the start of Parliament yesterday, said: “To ensure...

A lawyer at island firm Sedgwick Chudleigh has been Called to the Bermuda Bar. Neil Thomson, an associate attorney at the firm, became eligible to practise as a barrister in Bermuda last Thursday after a court ceremony in front of Chief Justice Ian K...

An American lawyer visiting Bermuda yesterday held out hope for Bermudians on the US stop list because of criminal convictions. Donette Russell-Love, a Bahamian who works in Florida, said that American legislation designed to keep criminals out of th...

Court Street erupted with joy last night as thousands of PLP supporters celebrated an overwhelming victory. Decked in green T-shirts, many of the party’s faithful launched the festivities long before the official results were announced. All of the vi...

An island Masonic lodge donated a total of $15,000 to six charities to mark its 200th anniversary. Lodge of Loyalty, based in Freemasons’ Hall in Hamilton, handed out $2,500 cheques to six good causes. Worshipful Master Nicholas Lewis said: “Charity ...

The former US Ambassador to Ireland is lined up to be the guest speaker at this year’s annual island celebration of St Patrick’s Day. Kevin O’Malley, a lawyer who served in the US Embassy for three years until he retired at the start of this year, wi...

The Ascendant Group has announced that ten jobs are to go across the company. The bulk of the job cuts will come from management and supervisory at Belco, air conditioning firm Air Care and at Ascendant. Sean Durfy, president and CEO of Ascendant Gro...

A total of eight civil servants were slammed by the Commission of Inquiry over failure to follow the rules on contracts. And one former public servant, Vic Ball, who became a One Bermuda Alliance senator after he retired, was reported to police due t...

Donald Trump’s plans to cut American tax rates is “a very serious risk” to Bermuda’s economy, finance minister Bob Richards warned yesterday. Mr Richards said: “The threat level to our international model has never been as high or as imminent as it i...