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The country’s newest soldiers have had their first lessons with the Royal Bermuda Regiment’s sophisticated SA-80 rifles. Recruit Camp soldiers were introduced to the standard-issue weapon in a classroom, with a major emphasis on safety over the first...

Young people who get too old for the island’s care system could soon be supported by a halfway house to help them deal with the move into adulthood. Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, told MPs: “In the 2020-21 year, a transitional living regi...

Police are to get their smallest budget for nine years after a $4 million cut yesterday. Figures released as part of the Budget Statement showed that the amount allocated to the island’s law enforcers for 2020-21 was $61.8 million. The original and r...

The One Bermuda Alliance Senate leader tipped as the party’s rising star has quit to pursue new opportunities abroad, it was revealed yesterday. Nick Kempe, who is also shadow finance minister, will stand down and move to Spain. Mr Kempe said: “As a ...

Legislation for the management of the fortunes of the super-rich was signalled in the Budget. Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, said the island aimed to court “ultra-high-net-worth individuals who require a different wealth-management model ...

The Bermuda Chamber of Commerce said the proposal to flip the 60:40 rule that guaranteed majority Bermudian ownership of companies to 40:60 “requires more examination”. Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, said in his Budget speech yesterday th...

A 19-year-old man will appear in the Supreme Court for three sex assault charges. The teen was charged in Magistrates’ Court yesterday with two counts of unlawful knowledge of a girl aged under 14 and one count of luring. The offences were alleged to...

A co-operative fishery was pledged $1.5 million towards its setting up costs. The cash — spread over two years — will be used to create a fishing industry base at Southside, St David’s. The project, to be managed by the Bermuda Economic Development C...

The newly appoined shadow finance minister highlighted the Government had delivered a Budget deficit after it promised a surplus. Patricia Gordon-Pamplin also said she was concerned by a plan to increase capital spending by $20 million while the isla...

A 41-year-old man has been charged with drink-driving and refusal to take a breath test. Chris Furbert Jr pleaded not guilty to the charges at Magistrates’ Court on Thursday. It alleged Mr Furbert was caught drink-driving in St George’s on July 31 an...