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Bermuda's economic output shrank by 8.1 percent in real terms last year a dramatically worse recession than Government forecasts had anticipated. The news that the Island's 2009 gross domestic product (GDP) slumped by 5.8 percent or 8.1 percent after...

Legislation to double the maximum lease of former baselands property was unanimously approved yesterday in the House of Assembly. However, Shadow Education Minister Dr Grant Gibbons expressed concern that legal issues could arise, with the properties...

City of Hamilton Mayor Charles Gosling believes wharfage fees will be down $1.5 million due to the economy. While Mr Gosling said the City was happy Government has allowed it to continue levying the fee for 2010, they still expected lower revenues. O...

Mixed-status couples applying for their first home have priority for land licences and have gotten them in under eight weeks in all recorded cases. Other licence applications for Bermudians married to non-Bermudians may have taken longer due to a “b...

The Uighurs were not mentioned during negotiations between the Chinese and Bermudian governments which resulted in a tax agreement being signed yesterday.Former Premier Ewart Brown who organised the relocation without the knowledge of most of his...

The public needs to support struggling local shops and businesses this Christmas, according to Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards. While he said overseas shopping trips have almost become a Bermuda tradition, Mr Richards asked for people to gi...

Both Opposition parties yesterday demanded to know when the police/court building will be completed and how much it's going to cost. Government has not given a progress report since last summer, when Works Minister Derrick Burgess announced it would ...

Government's failure to install CCTV cameras in crime hot-spots is just one example of its lack of “action-oriented leadership,” claims United Bermuda Party Senator Michael Dunkley. According to Sen Dunkley, Bermudians are still concerned about...