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Affordable housing was left out of this year’s Budget despite “a number of projects lined up and ready to go”, the public works minister said yesterday. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch added: “It’s a question of money.” He was speaking after the Bermu...

Two new homes were created last year by the Bermuda Housing Trust despite problems created by the Covid-19 pandemic, MPs have been told. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, said the BHT launched a renovation and conversion p...

The Government has announced a number of senior management appointments as part of a shake-up of its quangos. Andrew Dias has been appointed interim chief executive officer of the Bermuda Land Development Corporation, taking over from Barrett Dill, w...

A Front Street building could get a major redevelopment with more than a dozen apartments added. The in-principle application, submitted earlier this month, proposed significant changes to the Frith Building at 57 Front Street and 24 Reid Street. The...

A coalition of environmental groups yesterday appealed to the Government to strengthen protection of nature reserves. Kim Smith, the executive director of the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce, said the island had lost “protected” land t...

New units that help seniors to live independently were opened thanks to a partnership between the Bermuda Housing Trust, the Government and private donors. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the recently renovated Westcott Cottage in Ferguson Park, St Dav...

During the Covid-19 global pandemic, the Department of Planning has continued to provide key services to the public and industry stakeholders. Statistics confirm that there was an uptick in developments presented to the Department of Planning, which ...

The Government should ensure public access is allowed for future generations at the old Riddell’s Bay Golf and Country Club, Opposition MPs claimed. The House of Assembly approved a special development order allowing a project to build 18 homes and e...

The Bermuda Housing Trust has received a clean and unqualified financial audit. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the public works minister, tabled the Trust’s audited financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2019, in the House of Assembly tod...

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...

Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is embarking on a very ambitious city project called Neom. The name means “new future”. The idea is to set a new beginning for the youth of Saudi and in reality, the world. This project is not characteri...

Process times for some planning applications will be “greatly reduced” thanks to a new scheme, the home affairs minister pledged today. Walter Roban said that the change allowed the Development Applications Board to delegate the power to grant or re...