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Prospective guest workers in certain categories must satisfy minimum qualifications before a work permit application will be considered, according to home affairs minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin. The qualifications apply to welders, automotive servi...

The Government’s fleet of cars has had 16 new purchases since January 2013, according to Francis Richardson, the Permanent Secretary of Public Works. Fourteen came from Bermuda Motors, while two came from the dealership Auto Solutions. The details ca...

A new Privacy Commissioner will educate groups about new legislation designed to protect people’s personal information. Economic development minister Grant Gibbons said the Office of the Privacy Commissioner would help pave the way for the Personal I...

Police were out in force at the gates of the House of Assembly yesterday as Parliament kicked back into action for the first time since November 25. There was little sign of protesters throughout the day, which came as no surprise given that legislat...

International country music singer/songwriter Jessica Lynn has described Bermuda as “top of the list” of the countries she has visited during her rapid rise to fame. The artist, who has been described as “Shania’s successor” in reference to one of m...

Construction work has begun on a new solar installation at the National Museum that will see electricity bills cut by 20 per cent. The $300,000 project has been funded by Low Carbon, the UK-based renewable energy partner of Land Rover BAR, and also m...

Joaquim Alberto Barreto, a former Portuguese Vice-Consul and Acting Consul to Bermuda for nearly 20 years, has died at the age of 91. A career diplomat born in the former Portuguese territory of Goa in India, Mr Barreto enjoyed a lengthy tenure in Be...

Sandys Rotary Club has donated $5,000 to The Salvation Army. Major Frank Pittman, divisional commander of The Salvation Army, said: “The Salvation Army in Bermuda is very active in helping those in need every day of the year. “This would not be possi...

The Mariner’s Club, a popular social centre run for decades by the Bermuda Sailors Home, is to close on Monday as the charity struggles with its finances. The charity expects the establishment to be rented by “an outside entity” which may continue ru...

A 66-year-old woman has pleaded not guilty to causing death by careless driving in the accident that claimed the life of 14-year-old Dennikia Lambert. Madeline Santucci appeared at yesterday’s arraignments before Puisne Judge Carlisle Greaves for the...