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Travelling to high altitudes can cause an altitude-related illness. Acute mountain sickness, accumulation of fluid in the lungs and swelling of the brain are potential problems. Determining if you will be affected in advance, is impossible. Being phy...

Amendments to the Insurance Act that aim to keep the island “at the forefront of our most vital industry” were passed in the House of Assembly on Friday. Minister of Finance Bob Richards outlined several technical changes to the Act mostly pertaining...

The Bermuda High School has declared “outstanding” results for its 2016 International Baccalaureate diploma, with 29 graduates out of 30 entered for the full diploma — 25 of whom were successful. The BHS average score for those achieving the full dip...

In last week’s column, heart rhythm conditions were defined and categorised into fast versus slow arrhythmias, and those originating in the upper heart chambers versus the lower. This week, diagnosis and management of cardiac rhythm abnormalities wi...

Dear Heather, My grandma is over 65 and she has just received her land tax bill. I know the annual rental values have gone down and the land-tax rates have gone up, but what are the new laws regarding seniors? Are they still exempt from land tax? Con...

Dear Sir, I understand that you add the headlines to your reporters’ work. Strange that the headline today (July 8) “Voters: Crockwell move risky” seemed to bear little relationship to the content. The headline refers to voters; interesting that in ...

Trevor Moniz, the Attorney-General, misrepresented the conduct rules for barristers when he asked fellow One Bermuda Alliance MP Shawn Crockwell to avoid cases against the Government, according to independent legal council. In resigning from the OBA ...

David Burt has accused the Bermuda Government of being “either tone-deaf or stupid” when it tried to “push down the throats of this country” the Pathways to Status Bill. The acting Opposition leader told The Royal Gazette the proposals that sparked p...

Bermuda is awaiting an answer from a European Union financial watchdog on progress towards gaining a “passport” that would allow island-based alternative investment funds to freely market their services throughout the 28-country bloc. The island is o...

Johnny Barnes’s final wish was that Bermuda “share love and kindness with each other”. Mr Barnes’s widow, Belvina, yesterday revealed the Bermuda icon’s farewell message to the island, which he composed before he passed away. In his message to “the ...

It may seem somewhat confusing to state that our children are at risk, when daily we see and hear of expanding opportunities in so many areas for young people. This during a time when more doors are opening for potential careers than ever before. The...

Government and Opposition politicians past and present packed the Anglican Cathedral for the funeral of Jacqueline Swan, the late wife of former premier Sir John Swan. Sir John greeted distinguished guests at the doorway as hundreds turned out in the...