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Members of a commission of inquiry into cases of illegal land grabs were correct to reject a complaint on the grounds that it did not come under its remit, a lawyer has argued. Delroy Duncan QC, said that commissioners dismissed several complaints by...

The Government is still stonewalling questions about why it failed to involve the police after it accused a debt recovery company it hired of committing a “criminal offence”. A secret court settlement was made with Oarrs Inc in May, but ministers...

An Opposition MP has demanded to know why the Government did not bring in the police when it alleged a company it hired to collect taxes on its behalf without a licence had committed a “criminal offence”. The controversy erupted after it emerged the ...

The Bermuda Government E-tax website crashed for a time yesterday, causing concern among some employers trying to file their payroll tax returns. The hub is also used by businesses for other taxes like land tax. The incident sparked alarm as Friday i...

A trip by David Burt, the Premier, to Switzerland to attend a crypto conference cost more than $13,000. The Premier attended the Crypto Finance Conference from January 11 to 15 and a post on the ministerial travel calendar stated: “Growing and divers...

The constitutional stand-off over whether Bermuda is allowed to legalise cannabis took a new twist as it emerged the British foreign secretary is currently considering if the controversial move can go ahead. It remains unclear when Liz Truss, who is ...

The PLP’s decision not to back proposed OBA legislation aimed at encouraging equality shows “how partisan our island has become”, according to the Shadow Minister for Home Affairs and Legal Affairs. Scott Pearman said the OBA tabled the Equality Act ...

Tianny Butterfield has been declared a new municipal residents’ councillor for the Corporation of St George after polling for an extraordinary municipal election was held on Thursday. Lynwood Trott was the second candidate for the role. Ms Butterfiel...

The Government has secretly settled a lawsuit brought against it by a company it allowed to collect taxes on its behalf without a licence. Oarrs Inc filed the civil writ against the Office of the Tax Commissioner in July last year, alleging it was ow...

The Bermuda Government is monitoring developments in the UK in the wake of the resignation of Boris Johnson, the British Prime Minister. Mr Johnson announced yesterday that he had stepped down as leader of the Conservative Party after a wave of resig...