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Moves to stop hospitality staff having to hand over payroll tax on their tips have been passed by MPs. Wayne Furbert, the Cabinet Office Minister, said the change was needed to cover tips generated by a service charge on customer bills. The minister ...

A final sign-off on the long-awaited deal to secure the $376 million Fairmont Southampton revamp appears imminent, David Burt, the Premier, said yesterday. Mr Burt has made similar statements on at least two occasions since April, but blamed delays o...

Help for first-time buyers and tidying-up payroll tax anomalies will be gone over by MPs in the final House of Assembly session before November’s Throne Speech. David Burt, the Premier, said The Payroll Tax Amendment Act clarified aspects of the tax ...

One Bermuda Alliance deputy leader Jarion Richardson has warned that the island is in danger of becoming a one-party state. The former police officer insisted his party was still relevant and that the OBA name did not stand for “Only Barely Alive”. H...

The former Progressive Labour Party leader says the party risks a loss similar to its 2012 general election defeat

The Gombey festival showcase makes a comeback this weekend for the first time since the Covid-19 outbreak with Ernest Peets, the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport, urging everyone to embrace it. The vibrant, free event is being held from Friday to...

A minister has rebuked the Auditor-General for delays in keeping government agencies up to date on their financial standings. In a rare public slight, Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, expressed concern to the House of Ass...

Moves made by the late Queen Elizabeth II to try to break down segregation in Bermuda were remembered as a service was held in her honour at the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity in Hamilton. Rena Lalgie, the Governor, Walter Roban, the Deputy Premi...

The freeze on gas and diesel prices will save drivers $6.1 million, David Burt, the Premier, told MPs. Mr Burt, who is also finance minister, said that if a block had not been put on rising pump costs last March, the average motorist would be paying ...

A Royal Navy ship is paying a visit to Bermuda to take part in hurricane preparedness exercises, Government House has said. The Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s Tideforce, which is designed to support the UK’s two Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers, is ...