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An Act has gone before legislators allowing the Bermuda Government to retain half of criminal proceeds seized by overseas jurisdictions. The Proceeds Of Crime (Asset Retention) Amendment Act 2015 would allow 50 per cent, or such amounts as the minist...

He was out of office for three years, but Hamilton Mayor Charles Gosling told The Royal Gazette: “In some ways, it’s like I never left.” Mr Gosling who was elected as Mayor in May, previously served in the position from 2009 to 2012 — and he said man...

Legislators were given a “highly overstated” number of troubled youth that had been served under a now-defunct government programme, according to Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, the Minister of Community and Cultural Affairs. The High Risk Programme, elimin...

Police benefits allowing 100 per cent coverage of health insurance should be reviewed, Shadow National Security Minister Walter Roban said, while affirming the Opposition’s support for the service. “If the Bermuda Government is serious about cutting ...

Opposition MP Rolfe Commissiong is calling for a Government-wide task force to break an alarming trend of job losses due to technological advances. Government’s education, immigration, economic development, workforce development and finance departmen...

Progressive Labour Party MP Derrick Burgess has called for the creation of a community action group in the wake of a shooting at Bailey’s Bay Cricket Club. In a statement, Mr Burgess said the continued gun violence in the community must be confronted...

Voters remain in favour of conscription, according to a survey by Profiles of Bermuda. The group conducted a survey of 407 registered voters that found 58.7 per cent “are still in favour of the conscripting of officers for the Bermuda Regiment”, com...

A new parking scheme could soon be introduced in Hamilton to address the loss of parking revenue, according to Charles Gosling, the mayor. While he said the council of the Corporation of Hamilton has already agreed to consider closing off at least on...

June 23, 2015 Dear Sir, I know in the Criminal Code, it is an offence to racially harass “a person” if it’s intended to cause distress, fear or alarm. I guess “a person” must also mean many people. So maybe it’s right to draw the following ...

A slightly darker tint on car windscreens is to be allowed, along with the use of hands-free technology such as Bluetooth, under legislation coming to the House of Assembly. The announcement came from Shawn Crockwell, the Minister of Tourism Developm...

Governor George Fergusson (pictured) has garnered international attention after documents revealed discussions about a “bizarre idea” to relocate millions of Hong Kong residents in Northern Ireland. A story in yesterday’s edition of The Guardian deta...

July 1, 2015 Dear Mr Editor, I looked up the word “farce” in the dictionary because I was shocked to read in yesterday’s edition of The Royal Gazette that Minister Fahy referred to the Ombudsman’s findings in relation to an immigration complaint ...