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Retail sales edged 1.1 per cent higher in February than in the same month last year, after adjustment for inflation. Food stores recorded the largest volume increase of 5.6 per cent. Retailers partly attributed the higher sales volume to the extra sh...

Scylla and Charybdis were monsters in Greek mythology — one a whirlpool and the other a six-headed creature — situated on either side of a narrow channel. If mariners avoided one danger, they were certain to be caught and destroyed by the other, and ...

Einstein once said: “The only thing you absolutely have to know is the location of the library.” On a superficial level it seems an obvious statement. If you need a book, then you can have one as long as you know where books are kept. Sounds simple e...

Bermuda will move to the second phase of the relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions on Thursday, the Premier announced yesterday. David Burt said the decision was reached in a Cabinet meeting over the weekend after the “benefits and risks” were weighed...

Three major cruise ship operators that sail to Bermuda have secured billions of dollars in public debt and through equity markets to help them stay afloat for the next 12 months. The companies also reported a strong level of bookings for next year as...

The clock on the wall stopped at 6.30pm on March 19, as we said good night to our last client at the Core Heart Health Centre and entered the Government’s mandated lockdown. If I had known then what I now know, would I have embraced that moment with ...

During the press conference last Friday, when an update was provided on the Covid-19 pandemic, David Burt indicated that the collaboration that has brought us this far was under strain. The Premier referred specifically to challenges within the relat...

A ten-apartment building in the central parishes has been approved despite environmental concerns. The application by developer Gilbert Lopes proposed the erection of a two-storey building on land between Middle Road and the Railway Trail near the Lo...

There is a school of thought that we must find a balance between protecting people from Covid-19 and from the serious damage to our economy that will occur as a result of people not working and business closure. Let’s be honest; many people may take ...

Airport operator and new terminal developer, Skyport, has continued to invest in the community during the global Covid-19 pandemic by providing financial support for Elliott Primary School and the Coalition for the Protection of Children. As part o...

Law firm Walkers acted as offshore counsel to Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd on three separate significant financing transactions, equating to $2 billion, this month. It acted as joint Bermuda, British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands counsel to...

Businesses hoping to reopen in the second phase of the island’s return to normality were asked to send any requests for information about maximum occupancy levels by e-mail. A plea from the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service came after David Burt, the P...