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British firm Ramboll will be paid $400,000 to design the replacements for Longbird Bridge and Swing Bridge, Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch said today. The public works minister revealed both bridges have a lifespan until 2021, and that he expects Ram...

Bermuda is being unfairly targeted by international groups which show a “wilful lack of understanding” of the global economy, David Burt said today. The Premier insisted some European officials said the island is on the right track with its efforts o...

Foundations are set to be laid for the new St Regis hotel in St George’s early next year. Jamahl Simmons, Minister of Economic Development and Tourism, said work is well under way at the site. He added: “We are well beyond the shovels-in-the-ground p...

Government will finalise its National Fuels Policy this month, according to Walter Roban. Speaking in the House of Assembly today, the Minister of Transport and Regulatory Affairs said the policy is hoped to be published within the first six weeks of...

Lack of a formal mandate stalled negotiations with unions for more than a year under the last Government, the Minister of Government Reform told MPs today. Lovitta Foggo said: “Upon taking office it emerged that while the PSNT had been in ongoing tal...

Anyone who donates blood this festive season can do so in honour of a loved one. All who donate blood from December 11 through to the New Year can write a note to their chosen person in a special card. The move is part of a promotion that aims to en...

The number of births in Bermuda rose last year for the second time in five years. But the number of marriages fell to 450 from 509 in 2015 — an 11.6 per cent drop. Walton Brown, Minister of Home Affairs, said: “In 2016, there were 591 births — an inc...

Bermuda’s traditional May 24 holiday will never fall on that date again. The Progressive Labour Party ignored a last-ditch bid to change the wording of legislation, which was designed to allow the holiday to sometimes take place after May 24. The Pub...

A terrified woman jumped 20ft off a cliff into the sea in darkness to escape from her estranged boyfriend because he was armed with a handgun. The woman snatched the pistol out of Gavaska Lodge Bascome’s sweater pocket before leaping into the ocean o...

Five youngsters got their first Christmas present yesterday thanks to the hard work of prison inmates. Members of the Lifeline group at Westgate prison gave the primary school pupils refurbished bicycles at a special ceremony. Phillip Bradshaw, Kenn...