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A firm has threatened to start selling off Corporation of Hamilton land if it does not receive the $18 million it is owed over the failed Par-la-Ville hotel project by the end of Friday. Mexico Infrastructure Finance’s legal team has told the corpora...

The Corporation of Hamilton has announced a “slight tax increase”, which reportedly came into effect at the start of the year. In a statement yesterday, mayor Charles Gosling said the resolution was necessary as a part of the City’s strategy to incre...

Bermudian jobseekers will be able to apply for work-permit positions coming up for renewal under an initiative being launched this month. The scheme, which is designed to help locals equip themselves with the skills to take advantage of job opportuni...

Older voters stand to present a decisive force in the upcoming contest for Devonshire North Central, according to the advocacy group Age Concern. Constituency 13 candidates from the governing One Bermuda Alliance and the Opposition have been invited ...

Michael Dunkley yesterday explained his decision to hold the upcoming Commission of Inquiry behind closed doors. The Premier, who announced the independent investigation into the handling of taxpayers’ money under the former Progressive Labour Party ...

In the second and final part of our question-and-answer session on the Island’s economy, Bermuda College lecturer Craig Simmons shares his hopes for 2016 •QUESTION: To what extent do we have reason to be optimistic or pessimistic for the year ahead?...

Economist Craig Simmons is calling on the Bermuda Government to appreciate the pain ahead for people as it prepares for a likely tough year of union negotiations. Mr Simmons warned the Government could not make necessary debt reductions without restr...

Nearly eight out of ten people believe civil servants should be disciplined when they fail to comply with financial instructions, according to a poll. The Global Research survey, commissioned by The Royal Gazette this month, also found that most vote...

After a tortuous few months for the Progressive Labour Party, Tim Smith, News Editor, asked political observers how the Opposition ended up in its precarious position, and how it could plan a more prosperous 2016. Just five years ago, the trickiest ...

Bermuda College lecturer and economist Craig Simmons answered The Royal Gazette’s questions and provided his assessment of the Island’s economy at the end of 2015. • To what extent do you believe that the Island is making a recovery from the recessi...