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Sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine would cost Bermuda $25 million in aviation revenue over 12 months, MPs heard. Lawrence Scott, the transport minister, said that even if the restrictions lasted for just three months, the island wo...

The Premier yesterday refused to outline which public services would be cut in the Budget axe. David Burt signalled a “significant amount of reductions in services” in last Friday’s Budget speech. But Mr Burt, also the finance minister, yesterday avo...

Liz Truss, the UK Foreign Secretary, has assured British MPs that British Overseas Territories are doing everything they can to ensure that “Putin’s oligarchs have nowhere to hide”. Ms Truss made the comment in response to a question from a Plaid Cym...

A blue ribbon advisory panel says the Government has no clear guide to sticking to its 2021-22 spending allocations

Trust in our political leaders should be the cornerstone of a healthy democracy; that belief that politicians and their ministries will act in our best interests. Distrust in politics is corrosive to a healthy democracy and in Bermuda this has become...

The Premier has denied that Curtis Dickinson’s shock resignation as finance minister was due to a bust-up over Government support for the $200 million Fairmont Southampton hotel redevelopment. David Burt said: “I don’t believe that is accurate to say...

The shock resignation of Curtis Dickinson as finance minister today drew mixed reactions from political commentators. Some politicians said that the Progressive Labour Party administration would be wounded by the loss. But others argued that the gov...

Close to $2 million was racked up in legal fees at home and overseas by the City of Hamilton as part of two court battles. More than $1 million was spent on the City’s fight with the Government over its proposal to change both of the island’s municip...

The Ministry of Public Works is on the look out for a firm to examine the condition of the Swing Bridge in St George’s. According to a Request for Proposal issued on February 4, the Ministry wants to engage an engineering firm to conduct a “detailed ...

The Government’s website is now operational after crashing earlier today. A spokeswoman said that it had experienced “a significant online outage”, which resulted in disruptions to a number of online services, putting the government portal www.gov.bm...

Tickets are now available for the annual Budget Breakfast hosted by the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce. The event will be held via Zoom on February 28, the Monday following the delivery of the Budget Statement in the House of Assembly by Curtis Dickinso...

The Government refused yesterday to discuss progress on a flagship series of measures designed to get the economy under way in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis. Curtis Dickinson, the Minister for Finance, unveiled the economic recovery plan last March...