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Traditional barriers in Bermuda are to come down as the island opens some doors in a bid to boost the economy with foreign investment. David Burt, the Premier and Minister of Finance, announced an end to the 60:40 rule to guarantee Bermudian majority...

The Bermuda Government stands to reap millions by tightening payroll tax on notional salaries in owner-managed businesses. Branded an “often-abused part of the payroll-tax system” by David Burt in his Budget speech, notional salaries were estimated t...

Eugene Phillips, a Progressive Labour Party stalwart, has been recalled by Ewart Brown, the former premier, as the “spirit” behind the seniors medical insurance scheme FutureCare. Dr Brown, along with his wife, Wanda, expressed “heartfelt condolences...

The Bermuda Diabetes Association welcomed the inclusion of a sugar tax and a cut in duty rates for healthy items in the 2018-19 Budget yesterday, but emphasised the need for education on healthy eating habits. Chairwoman Debbie Jones said: “Educatio...

A popular employee of the Department of Marine and Ports Services will be buried at sea tomorrow. A dockside service will be held for Tyrone Edwards on the fast ferry Warbaby Fox at Albuoy’s Point at 11am before he is taken out to sea by pilot boat. ...

An accountant who admitted laundering a fortune stolen from the Bermuda Government has been jailed for seven years and four months by the Welsh courts. Confiscation proceedings are now under way to recover the funds stolen from the island by Jeffrey ...

The Government’s plan to reinstate a $25 million subsidy to the Bermuda Hospitals Board is not enough to bring island’s hospitals back to a healthy financial position, a spokeswoman warned yesterday. She added that the grant would help delay the imp...

A massive salary of up to $320,000 plus an incentive bonus of up to 30 per cent made the chief sales and marketing officer at the island’s tourism authority its highest-paid earner in 2016, new figures revealed yesterday. The figures were announced a...

Seniors will see their pensions rise at the same rate of inflation for the rest of the Progressive Labour Party’s tenure. However, Charles Jeffers, an advocate for the elderly, warned that seniors would continue to struggle because of the soaring cos...

The annual Bermuda Fashion Festival is set to take place in July. Now organisers are calling on models, retailers and salons interested in taking part to sign up. A spokeswoman for the City of Hamilton said: “The Festival is celebrating its 9th yea...