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A family who lost their title to a prime piece of land said a Commission of Inquiry into “land grabs” may not be able to compensate them. Etoile Burch, 98, said her family could even hold a claim on land now occupied by the Grand Atlantic condominium...

A perception of neglect at government properties has been traced to poor funding and “a lack of human resources and strategic planning”, according to Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch. Colonel Burch told the House that 59 vacant posts remained at the De...

Legislation designed to make it cheaper for property owners to register their title without a lawyer was passed in the Senate yesterday. Vance Campbell, a Progressive Labour Party senator, said the Land Title Registration Amendment Act would “smoot...

A commission to investigate the island’s history of “land grabs” could still take place years after it was controversially turned down. Walton Brown, the Minister of Home Affairs, told The Royal Gazette that a Commission of Inquiry into the issue rem...

Land owners will be able to register their property without going through a lawyer after a change in legislation was passed in the House of Assembly. The Land Title Registration Amendment Act 2018 will allow members of the public to carry out volunta...

A family said they were in shock yesterday after they were given six months to quit the land they have farmed for more than 50 years. However Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, said he was open to discuss the matter. Richar...

A new $300 million-plus power plant and cargo port could generate a fresh role for Marginal Wharf in St David’s. The two schemes, expected to cost more than $150 million each and take several years to complete were announced yesterday by Lieutenant-...

Hotel guests are expected to check in to the Azura Boutique Hotel and Residences in early 2019. While construction at the former Surf Side Beach Club is still ongoing, the first residences on the Warwick property are expected to be ready by this spri...

A makeover for Hamilton’s Union Street has been welcomed by businesses in the area. The job covers only the western edge of the block across from the Bermuda Industrial Union, but the commitment was welcomed by consultant Leon O’Brien, who said the a...

Developer Michael MacLean is still counting the cost of a deal to massively overhaul the Hamilton waterfront nearly five years on. “The whole case has cost me close to $4 million,” Mr MacLean said in the wake of his protracted legal battle. “All I ca...

A businessman who ploughed $200,000 into renovations at a beach building later demolished by the Government is still in the dark over compensation. Tom Steinhoff planned to transform the rundown concessions building at Shelly Bay at a cost of around...

Businessman Tom Steinhoff could take legal action to get back the “considerable sum” he invested in the redevelopment of Shelly Bay Beach House, he revealed yesterday. And if court action was successful, island taxpayers will have to foot the compens...