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Digicel and global technology giant Cisco are working together on a “digitisation vision” for Bermuda, as well as 25 other countries in the Caribbean and Central America. The two companies have signed an agreement aimed at “accelerating the digital a...

Legislation to decriminalise small quantities of cannabis tonight won universal support from senators. The Misuse of Drugs (Decriminalisation of Cannabis) Amendment Act will decriminalise possession of less than 7 grammes of cannabis - but police wil...

Legislation to enable the creation of a central land title registry and make it easier to access information on property ownership was passed in the Senate today. Government senator Jason Hayward said of the Land Title Registration Amendment Act 2017...

Clarien Bank will be raising lending and savings rates next year after the US Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point. The bank said today it had anticipated the US central bank’s action and it planned to incre...

A UK-bound flight was forced to divert into Bermuda in the early hours of Wednesday after a female passenger became ill. The 56-year-old woman and her husband disembarked the aircraft after landing at 12.30am and were rushed to hospital where she was...

A total of 13,200 shares of One Communications Ltd, and 100 of Butterfield Bank, were traded on The Royal Gazette/BSX Index, but there was no change to their respective closing prices. The index was also unchanged at 2,222.31. On the New York Stock E...

The Hamilton Princess is to challenge young Bermudians to test their baking skills in a Christmas cookie competition. The contest, for children aged 12 and under, will ask competitors to submit two cookies of any type. The cookies will be judged by t...

Brit Ltd has launched new collateralised reinsurance vehicle Sussex Capital on the island. The move from the Lloyd’s of London insurer comes just a week after Brit announced that its captive insurer Brit Re will redomesticate to Bermuda from Gibralta...

Paul Scope has been elected as the new chairman of the Bermuda Business Development Agency. And insurance industry veteran Shelby Weldon has been appointed as a new director of the government-backed agency. Their appointments were among several chang...

A 37-year-old Bermudian man died after he suffered a medical emergency on board a flight to the island. Police and first responders were called to the airport shortly after 10pm on Sunday. The man, believed to be a Smith’s resident, was on board a ...

Bermuda is to launch a bid to make money out of its first live satellite, the Minister of Transport told MPs on Friday. Walter Roban said Bermuda’s current role in the industry was small. “In line with the Government’s commitment to diversify our eco...

Before an audience of hundreds of business delegates, Jamahl Simmons said Government will not interfere with independent regulatory organisations in Bermuda. He gave the assurance after explaining why he had brought to Parliament the Casino Gaming Am...