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Changes to the $1 million-a-week financial assistance system and a “culture of entitlement” have to be made, Minister of Social Development and Sport Zane DeSilva said yesterday. Mr DeSilva warned: “It’s well recognised that the current expenditure o...

Loan guarantees for sports and community clubs would create jobs and boost business creation. Zane DeSilva, Minister of Sport, said yesterday that Government’s financial clout could be used to help struggling clubs become self-sufficient, rather tha...

Loan guarantees for sport and community clubs will help generate jobs, the minister in charge of the portfolio said this morning. Zane DeSilva, Minister of Social Development and Sport, used a press conference to discuss four areas outlined within t...

Michael Dunkley, the former premier, yesterday called on government ministers to clear up questions about a planned trip to New York involving politicians. Mr Dunkley’s comments, made during the motion to adjourn, resulted in a heated exchange during...

Bermuda has become the first overseas territory to be awarded whitelist status by France. David Burt, the Premier, told MPs the development underlined the Ministry of Finance’s efforts to support international co-operation on tax matters and financia...

Progressive Labour Party MP Rolfe Commissiong last night challenged The Royal Gazette to do “the right thing” and apologise for the role he said the newspaper played in maintaining the “strict racial hierarchy” after emancipation. The backbencher was...

An estimated $40 million in fees has been lost as a result of fronting land purchases by non-Bermudians, MPs were told yesterday. The sale of about 120 properties are under investigation. Walton Brown, the Minister ofHome Affairs, told the House of...

David Burt and Jamahl Simmons have travelled to Washington to attend the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference. The Premier and tourism minister will meet with legislators and citizens to discuss economic development, so...

Police in Bermuda will be able to link bullets to firearms using new technology backed with $1.3 million from the British Government. The Integrated Ballistic Identification System will mean officers can collect and store 2D and 3D images of cartridg...

The best IT professionals on the island will help ensure Bermuda deals with risks associated with the internet, national security minister Wayne Caines told the House of Assembly yesterday. Mr Caines gave an update on his ministry’s plan to make cybe...