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Government has announced it’s reviewing the 60/40 ownership rule in a bid to help companies in Bermuda raise capital in the tight economy. The move was yesterday welcomed by the business community, with the Chamber of Commerce and Bermuda Stock Excha...

Controversial land licences for mixed-status couples who own property together are likely to be abolished, Premier Paula Cox indicated yesterday. She told a press conference after the reading of the Throne Speech that it was “certainly” Government’s ...

Job creation is a central focus of Premier Cox's agenda for the new parliamentary year. Measures to stimulate the economy, fight discrimination and new air links with the Middle East are other items on the agenda. “Your Government is committed not t...

Government is considering giving residents the chance to have their say on gambling because they “haven’t got the bottle” to make the controversial decision. This is the view of tourism veteran Tony Brannon who believes “urgent action has to be take...

Bermuda’s two political newcomers have vowed to use their engineering backgrounds to “solve problems and get things done”. Diallo Rabain and Vincent Ingham, who are both professional engineers, were yesterday sworn in as Junior Ministers at a ceremo...

New Transport Minister Derrick Burgess yesterday pledged to appease bus drivers’ concerns over working conditions as he vowed to smooth relations with the union. Speaking to Sherri Simmons on Magic 102.7, Mr Burgess said he’s also confident the long-...

Michael Fahy and Toni Daniels are the new Senators for the One Bermuda Alliance, The Royal Gazette can reveal. They replace Craig Cannonier who has left the Senate to become MP for Devonshire South Central, and Kathy Michelmore who is leaving the Isl...

Business leaders reacted with carefully-worded optimism to Premier Paula Cox’s changing of the guard at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. The appointment of former Tourism Minister Patrice Minors to the job, with Senator Kim Wilson moving ...

Premier Paula Cox will tomorrow table amendments to increase the duty payable on goods bought abroad by residents. The rise, from 25 percent to 35 percent, will apply to goods that accompany travellers and are brought into the Island for their person...