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New customs duty legislation designed to raise revenue for Government has been passed by the House of Assembly. The Customs Tariff Amendment Act 2015 will raise fuel duty by five cents a litre from next month, generating $9.6 million in additional re...

Despite a new fuel charge introduced in the latest Budget, electricity rates will not rise, according to Economic Development Minister Grant Gibbons. Dr Gibbons cited the recent drop in oil price, which reduced the electricity cost to Belco customers...

Rubis has vowed to reopen Robinson’s Marina gas station “as quickly as possible” after its operators abruptly closed its doors yesterday. The station at Somerset Bridge opened as per normal yesterday, but was suddenly shut at around 3pm. Rubis bosses...

Government is seeking a price tag for its water supply system at the West End, for a possible sale of the infrastructure to Watlington Waterworks. That tentative deal was proposed under a 2010 memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the company, wh...

Taxi drivers have expressed concern at the news that fuel prices will rise by five cents a litre from the beginning of April. Finance Minister Bob Richards announced yesterday in his budget speech that the tax hike is expected to raise about $9.6 mil...

The Department of Energy has invited public input into the formulation of a new Electricity Policy, by hosting a “community conversation” tomorrow from 6.30pm to 8.30pm at the Goodwin C. Smith Heritage Worship Centre on 59 Dundonald Street, Hamilton....

The Waste Management Section of the Ministry of Public Works is advising that collection crews resumed garbage collection in the western parishes today and are expecting to complete collection there with assistance from Highways section crews. The Hi...

The Tynes Bay public drop-off facility will remain open longer today and tomorrow to help the public to deal with uncollected trash. A spokesman for the Waste Management Section of the Ministry of Public Works encouraged the public to take household ...

The Department of Energy has moved forward with discussion on policy development, arising out of the Energy Summit (http://www.bermudaenergysummit.bm) held in November. The workshop, the first in a series of consultations, was held at The Fairmont So...

SAN FRANCISCO (Bloomberg News) — US drillers have taken a record number of oil rigs out of service in the past six weeks as OPEC’s sustained production sent prices below $50 a barrel. The oil rig count has fallen by 209 since December 5, the steepest...

Spanish Point residents are questioning why their trash is piling up on street corners, three days on from the customary pick-up day. The Pembroke district ordinarily gets trash collected on Tuesdays, or occasionally on Wednesday. The queries come ju...

RIYADH (Bloomberg) — The boom that adorned Gulf Arab monarchies with glittering towers, swelled their sovereign funds and kept unrest largely at bay may be over after oil prices dropped by almost 50 per cent in the last six months. The sheikhdoms hav...