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Finance Minister Bob Richards has launched a defamation suit against Bermuda Public Service Union president Jason Hayward. The lawsuit comes as a result of comments made by Mr Hayward on a ZBM broadcast, paid for by the People’s Campaign. ZBM issued ...

“And if I have to make it easier for rich white people to own land in Bermuda that is fine!” — MP Bob Richards, House of Assembly, March 1, 2013. On May 29, 2015, the One Bermuda Alliance passed an amendment to the Immigration and Protection Act whic...

A report into Government’s proposed airport development plans has identified several areas of the deal that could still be improved. The public private partnership with Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) has been the subject of intense public and ...

The Bermuda Government’s links with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and CIBC World Markets were detailed in a testy exchange between Minister of Finance Bob Richards and Shadow Minister of Finance David Burt. During Friday’s House of Assembly,...

The key players in the Government’s airport redevelopment plans have pledged transparency and employment opportunities for Bermudians. Aecon’s president, Steve Nackan; its executive chairman, John Beck; and Canadian Commercial Corporation’s (CCC) pre...

It has been revealed, via 2,000 pages of documents supplied by the Government of Canada, that the OBA Minister of Finance has allegedly (word of the week) been involved in a number of questionable activities surrounding the OBA’s plans for the airpor...

Bermuda is likely to emerge from recession this year, according to projections by the Ministry of Finance. Analysts from the Ministry estimate that the economy will grow by up to 1.5 per cent next year. In the outlook section of The National Economic...

Bermuda’s crippling debt, the looming threat of redundancies and unpopular tax hikes may dominate news reports, but Finance Minister Bob Richards yesterday insisted that there was room for optimism about happier times ahead. Unprecedented investor in...

Acting Premier Bob Richards yesterday signed a proclamation supporting the institution of marriage and declared tomorrow the start of International Marriage Week. He was flanked by two couples with nearly a century of marriage between them — event or...

The number of unemployed in Bermuda rose steeply in 2014 compared with the previous year, according to the latest labour report. The 2014 Labour Force Survey suggests 3,486 people were out of work last year, which represents an increase of 35 per cen...

A decision on whether or not to pass a Bill to repeal parts of the Insurance Act 1978 regarding trade unions and friendly societies has been delayed due to confusion in the House of Assembly over the Yea or Nay vote. Deputy speaker Suzann Roberts-Hol...