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Premier says hotel to get $200m upgrade and to be open in spring 2023

An appeal for an end to violence was made by Hamilton Parish community leaders yesterday after a resident was killed on Wednesday. Representatives from the Hamilton Parish Workman’s Club and the Bailey’s Bay Cricket Club gathered at Shelly Bay Field ...

A massive shortfall in the Contributory Pension Fund could force the raising of the retirement age to 70 and increased payments into the scheme, the finance minister signalled today. Curtis Dickinson told MPs that an actuarial review of the CPF’s per...

There are up to 250 active gang members and some are as young as 8 years old, the national security minister said yesterday. The news came as Renée Ming told MPs that the police estimated that at least nine gangs were in operation across the island a...

Pupils will still be expected to wear masks in classrooms to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, the health minister confirmed yesterday. Kim Wilson said that the step helped to protect older family members in multigenerational homes. She was speak...

The removal of most Covid-19 health restrictions – including the end of SafeKey rules in most cases – was yesterday welcomed by the Opposition One Bermuda Alliance. Michael Dunkley, the shadow health minister, said: “We are pleased that it appears i...

An announcement about increased airport fees played a part in “relegating” Bermuda to a seasonal destination, the Minister of Transport claimed yesterday. Lawrence Scott added that it is thought the island’s rates are among the highest in the world. ...

A hotel created from a failed housing development is expected to open for business next year, the House of Assembly heard yesterday. MPs were told the Bermudiana Beach Resort at the former Grand Atlantic apartment complex on South Shore in Warwick w...

Divorce without the need for a courtroom blame game could be on the cards after the Attorney-General tabled proposed legislation in the House of Assembly yesterday. Kathy Lynn Simmons said that the “no fault” divorce proposal was “the first part of a...

An Opposition call for Bermuda to bid for the 2024 America’s Cup was today dismissed by the Premier as a “rinse and repeat” tourism strategy. David Burt told the House of Assembly that “sailing alone is not the path to tourism renewal”. Mr Burt poure...