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We all know Bermuda is really expensive. So many of our people are feeling the squeeze on many fronts. That’s why the Progressive Labour Party government is working on your behalf every day to continue providing aspects of relief. During Covid-19, we...

A company awarded a multimillion-dollar government contract to claw back land tax arrears does not have a debt collection licence, The Royal Gazette has confirmed. A new law, which came into force at the start of last year, ruled that anyone “pursui...

Con men have claimed to be consumer affairs officers as part of a fraud aimed at shops, it was announced tonight. Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said: “There apparently are some members of the public who are going around to retail establ...

Borrowers and mortgage-holders will receive “enhanced protection” when new legislation is brought to Parliament, it was announced today. And Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said landlords and tenants would see laws governing their rights...

A large range of hand sanitisers has been recalled after it was found to have microbe contamination as well as methanol, a highly toxic chemical. Bermuda’s Department of Consumer Affairs sent out the alert yesterday on 135 contaminated hand sanitiser...

Various aspects of culture are interwoven into a complex web of connections. The meshing of science with the capitalism ethos has been fundamental in shaping all democratic western societies. It has involved the wholesale adoption of science as “prog...

A 5 per cent discount will continue three days a week at The MarketPlace until the end of September. The offering was put in place from Monday to Wednesday at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic but was due to end yesterday. Seth Stutzman, the pr...

Shoppers will be able to budget better after a database designed to show the cost of essential goods in different stores was backed yesterday by MPs. The House of Assembly heard that the public sometimes rushed to judgment over price gouging when som...

Film fans were warned of an internet scam that is designed to steal credit card details. The Regulatory Authority of Bermuda said an advertisement circulating on Facebook suggested a programme called MovieFlix can offer a streaming service like Netfl...

The Regulatory Authority of Bermuda is calling for feedback regarding a comprehensive set of consumer protection initiatives that it proposes to implement in the island’s electricity and electronic communications sectors. The proposed changes are out...

Putting food on the table is a major worry for older residents, the head of an island charity said yesterday. Claudette Fleming, the executive director of Age Concern, said members had raised concerns over price increases in a recent survey. She said...

New rules to protect consumers from unfair debt collection practices have been welcomed, but could meet “resistance” from the industry. Henry Tucker, a litigation attorney, applauded the objective behind the proposed Debt Collection Act 2018 and desc...