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A law to crack down on illegal construction was backed by MPs yesterday. Walton Brown, the Minister of Home Affairs, said the Development and Planning Amendment Bill 2018 was designed to penalise construction firms who carry out work without planning...

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Charity Habitat for Humanity Bermuda has celebrated a “record” year for 2017, with a total of 16 homes refurbished for disadvantaged people. One woman whose house was repaired by the charity told The Royal Gazette: “I get emotional talking about it —...

Fewer than half of Bermuda residents see the island as “inclusive” and 31 per cent feel uncomfortable because of their skin colour a new report has revealed. The news comes in the Bermuda Vital Signs study for 2017, carried out by the Bermuda Communi...

Four young people have won praise for their performance as interns at the Department of Planning. Jessica Tannock, Onè Hart, Antonio Bailey and Meredith Gillespie have been involved in research and writing reports about planning under the supervision...

Locks were changed at a Bermuda Housing Corporation property yesterday, leaving several residents unsure as to where they would call home that night. The move comes one day after an eviction deadline was issued to at least one tenant at the Gulfstre...

A plan to build a ten-storey residential building on Serpentine Road has been renewed more than eight years after originally being approved. The proposed building, which would stand at 70 Serpentine Road where it meets Dundonald Street and Park Road,...

New 100 per cent mortgages worth a total of $25 million for Bermuda Housing Corporation tenants are set to be available in a partnership between Clarien Bank and the Bermuda Housing Corporation. The deal means that existing BHC tenants or clients wil...

On the fence about downsizing? Here’s a quiz for you! We all consider downsizing for different reasons. Maybe we are weary of the maintenance and expensive upkeep of a large home. It could be that we are weary of the financial commitment or of being ...

Bermuda should have planned ways to cope with its ageing population “a long time ago”, an advocate for seniors has claimed. At lunchtime on Tuesday, Charles Jeffers from Age Concern will moderate a discussion focusing on the myriad housing problems ...

The Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce (BEST) has noted positive changes in the plans for a new St George’s Hotel, according to Stuart Hayward, but some questions remain. Plans for the 122-key St Regis hotel were presented to the Departme...

The City of Hamilton Plan 2015 offers more flexibility to developers, according to the director of the Department of Planning. Aideen Ratteray Pryse told The Royal Gazette that it places greater emphasis on repurposing buildings than new development ...