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The structure of Bermuda’s municipalities could change drastically as the Government considers two options to ensure growth and development. The Corporation of Hamilton and St George’s could be changed to quangos which would give the Government incre...

A proposal to slap a tax on rented homes in the Budget has been taken off the table, the Minister of Finance said yesterday. Curtis Dickinson made the announcement after complaints that landlords had tried to use the suggested levy as an excuse to ra...

Landlords were warned today not to pass a proposed rental tax on to their tenants. The Government said tenants have called Consumer Affairs reporting that their landlord has informed them their rent will be increased “due to the new tax” from March 1...

A clerk from the British Parliament has been seconded to Bermuda to work on financial oversight with the Public Accounts Committee. Stephen McGinness, the Clerk of the House of Commons’ PAC, will work alongside the Bermuda equivalent to scrutinise va...

A political agenda, not price, was behind union opposition to the airport redevelopment project, the man who spearheaded the deal has claimed. Bob Richards said that he did not believe a claim made by Chris Furbert, the president of the Bermuda Indu...

A proposed tax on rental income could cost people their homes, the finance minister has been warned. Curtis Dickinson was told that any new tax would hurt people who depended on income from an apartment to pay their mortgages. Paulette Robinson said:...

No pressure was put on the health minister to sign off on the termination of the Bermuda Health Council chief executive, she insisted yesterday. Kim Wilson said that her approval of the end of Tawanna Wedderburn’s employment was made without outside ...

Members of the Opposition called for further details about the termination of a former Bermuda Health Council chief executive today. Craig Cannonier, the One Bermuda Alliance leader, and Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, the shadow health minister, asked ques...

Advanced polls for a special election in St George’s will take place on Thursday, while the full election will be held next week. All registered municipal residents are able to vote in the election, which is needed to fill the vacant town councillor ...

Curtis Dickinson will answer questions about the Pre-Budget Report at a public meeting. The finance minister will be joined by his deputy, Wayne Furbert, at the event in Goodwin C. Smith Hall, Heritage Worship Centre, Dundonald Street, on Wednesday, ...