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Taxpayer-funded financial breaks for the $376 million Fairmont Southampton refurbishment have set a “bad precedent” for the Elbow Beach resort as its owners seek a new buyer, a shadow minister believes. The people who control the landmark Paget compl...

A wealth tax is needed to help-out hard-pressed seniors, the charity Age Concern Bermuda has said. As the cost of living crisis continues with price hikes in basic commodities such as food and energy, Claudette Fleming, the executive director of the ...

Richard Saunders was born into segregation in Bermuda. He was frustrated after being twice turned down to work as a darkroom assistant by the forerunner of the Department of Tourism because of his race and moved to New York. There he became one of th...

A holiday favourite is to be hosted again by the City of Hamilton, which has announced dates for the Christmas Boat Parade. The procession of lit-up boats, which was disrupted by the pandemic, is set for December 10, with December 11 as a rain date. ...

The Department of Culture has released a calendar of events aimed at celebrating emancipation in Bermuda in the lead-up to Cup Match. A spokeswoman said the department would host and sponsor a series of events this month and next with the theme of “R...

Two charities reaped $11,000 each thanks to an enduring fundraiser by Hamilton Lions Club. The proceeds from the club’s 53rd annual Gas-O-Rama and raffle draw were presented to Vision Bermuda and the Bermuda Zoological Society. Marlene Christopher, p...

Westgate inmates complained that they were punished for refusing Covid-19 tests, according to the 2021 Ombudsman's Report. The report, the last by former Ombudsman Victoria Pearman, said the Ombudsman’s Office received several complaints from inmates...

Traffic on a section of Palmetto Road has been limited to a single lane as trenching work continues. A spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works said the trenching work, carried out by Belco, had reached the Barker’s Hill roundabout. “The Palmetto R...

The former teacher of a murdered teenager said the killing was “a tragic, senseless loss that has a real effect not only in our community, but in the global community”. Sophia Iris continues to teach a P3 class at Victor Scott Primary School, where h...

A 26-year-old man was treated for multiple wounds after a stabbing on board a private boat, a police spokesman said. The incident was reported at about 9.10pm on Sunday, with the victim brought ashore at Rockaway Ferry Dock in Southampton and taken b...