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George Dowling III has been elected Mayor of St George beating Kenneth Bascome by 234 votes last night. The announcement was welcomed with loud applause, as the 41-year-old former town councillor earned 363 votes to the veteran politician’s 129 votes...

Bermuda’s economy is not in an ideal spot, the Minister for the Cabinet Officer said yesterday. Wayne Furbert said: “It’s not where we want it to be.” But he added: “Where we want it to go is where we are heading.” Mr Furbert said that for economi...

Government workers will be advised of their rights in an education campaign from the Labour Relations Section. Labour minister Lovitta Foggo announced the move in the House of Assembly as she responded to “concerns and queries” to the Ministry of Lab...

Construction will be speeded up with new methods at the Department of Planning, home affairs minister Walter Roban revealed. Mr Roban told the House of Assembly the planning director would be able to grant permission for some matters so that applican...

East End voters will choose a new mayor at the polls in the Town of St George today. The race is down to Kenneth Bascome, a former mayor, and George Dowling III, a councillor, after Quinell Francis announced she was to stand down from the role. Hamil...

A candidate in the race to be Mayor of St George said a police station in the Olde Towne was a priority. Kenneth Bascome, a former mayor who stepped down to become an MP for the One Bermuda Alliance, said he would seek the support of councillors to t...

MPs and senators were told they were on “a public platform” and should behave accordingly as part of talks in a two-day seminar with the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. Appropriate use of social media and conduct in the House of Assembly were...

The Minister for the Cabinet Office said yesterday Bermuda was not in a recession. Wayne Furbert added the bulletin of statistics for the last quarter of 2018 showed “some positive growth”. He said retail sales had been down, but that could not be th...

Minister of Legal Affairs, Hon. Kathy Lynn Simmons, JP, today issued AML-ATF Advisory 1/2019 about the risks in a number of jurisdictions arising from inadequate systems and controls to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. The Proceeds o...

In recognition of Child Abuse Awareness Month and Sexual Assault Awareness Month (April), Saving Children and Revealing Secrets (SCARS) and Centre Against Abuse (CAA) united to hold a join event Partner in Prevention on Friday, 26 April 2019. SCAR...