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Protesters returned to the United States Consulate to campaign against the appointment of a controversial contributor to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. About 50 people took part in the demonstration yesterday against Lee Rizzuto Jr as US Consu...

Draft legislation for the legalisation of cannabis is to be put out for public consultation, the Attorney-General said last night. Kathy Lynn Simmons unveiled proposals for medical and recreational cannabis use in the Senate last December and the vi...

The island’s blue-collar union is backing rallies to protest at police brutality inflicted on black people in America. Chris Furbert, the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union, said he was “100 per cent” behind the demonstrations, which have spre...

RenaissanceRe is looking to raise about $1 billion in capital through a sale of shares. The Bermudian-based reinsurer announced an underwritten public offering of 5.5 million of its common shares on Tuesday. At the same time, US insurer State Farm M...

On a global scale, countries implemented lockdown or “shelter-in-place” policies, consigning millions of people to their homes and shutting down businesses of all kinds. The fear of contracting Covid-19 pervaded the atmosphere, from the fear of being...

Rocket launches such as SpaceX could help to create jobs for Bermudians, the home affairs minister said. Walter Roban said that while technicians travel to Bermuda from overseas to assist with launches, Bermudians could be trained to fill some of tho...

The One Bermuda Alliance pledged to support the fight for social justice yesterday in the wake of the death of a black American at the hands of police officers. Craig Cannonier, the Opposition leader, said the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Mi...

Police this evening appealed directly to people with knowledge of missing 26-year-old Chavelle Dillon-Burgess. The post, shared on social media, said: “We know someone knows what happened ... do you want those responsible to get away with it? “What i...

David Bascome insists he is expecting a smooth transition from assistant coach to head coach of Major Arena Soccer League side Baltimore Blast. The former Bermuda midfielder was announced as the successor to long-time head coach Danny Kelly last week...

Shares of Argus Group Holdings Ltd slid 8 per cent in Bermuda Stock Exchange trading. The insurer fell 18 cents to close on $2.06 as 19,200 shares changed hands. Argus was the only stock to trade on the BSX. The Royal Gazette/BSX Index fell 3.6 point...

A new special purpose insurer has been launched in Bermuda by Hudson Structured Capital Management. Bumblebee Re is headquartered in Hamilton, and is designed to bring collateralised reinsurance cell-formation business in-house for HSCM Bermuda Manag...

Bermudian-based reinsurer Maiden Re has provided further support to insurtech and artificial intelligence start-up Betterview, which has raised an additional $7.5 million of investment. Betterview, a US company, has now secured investment capital tot...