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The seconded Commissioner of Corrections will not return to the crisis-hit prison service, it was revealed yesterday. The news that Lieutenant-Colonel Eddie Lamb would not go back to the job came as the House of Assembly was told that Westgate prison...

The retirement age should be increased to 70 over a ten-year period, a Labour Advisory Committee report recommended yesterday. The report, tabled in the House of Assembly, said Bermuda’s ageing population had put pressure on pension plans and public ...

Bermuda will be removed from the European Union’s blacklist of noncooperative tax jurisdictions next week, a Bloomberg Law report said yesterday. The news agency added that its report was based on documents obtained by Bloomberg News. The report came...

Hamilton’s administration remains unchanged after last night’s municipal elections. Charles Gosling stood unchallenged as mayor with residential councillors George Scott, Henry Ming, RoseAnn Edwards and Jenefer Brimmer, who replaces Carlton Johnson. ...

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...