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Quinell Francis was last night named the new Mayor of St George’s after soundly winning a three-way race for the seat. Ms Francis won 58 per cent of the vote (278 votes), toppling incumbent Mayor Garth Rothwell, who won 37 per cent (177 votes), and A...

It’s crunch time for Hamilton and St George as voters go to the polls today in their first election under a hybrid voting system allowing representation for rate-paying businesses as well as residents. In Hamilton, former mayor Charles Gosling, depos...

Britain’s Mark Wylie was crowned as champion of the Bermuda International Town Crier Competition. This competition brought together 25 hopeful town criers from Britain and Canada along with their escorts to Bermuda to compete for a number of awards. ...

Two of the oldest cannons in St George’s have undergone a complete facelift to preserve them for centuries to come. The newly conserved guns, once of which dates back to 1810 and the other 1870, were ready in time for the Peppercorn Ceremony in King’...

Alfonso Harris, one of three candidates to become Mayor of St George, hopes to provide fresh ideas and a new perspective if he is elected for the town’s top job. Mr Harris will go up against the Mayor Garth Rothwell and Deputy Mayor Quinnel Francis i...

Beleaguered Mayor Graeme Outerbridge will step aside on May 7 after the list of candidates running for Corporation of Hamilton seats was finalised. Councillor Carlton Simmons and former mayor Charles Gosling have each thrown their hats into the ring ...

Concerns have been raised about the number of voters registered at the Salvation Army Shelter as the registration period for the Municipal Elections nears its close. John Harvey, former Deputy Mayor of Hamilton, who is “actively considering” running ...

The municipal elections for the corporations of Hamilton and St George's have been set for May 7, the Parliamentary Registrar announced yesterday. At last count, 155 businesses had signed up. The deadline for registration is Wednesday at 5pm. Busines...

The race is on for St George as crews work to prepare the Olde Towne for the arrival of the cruise ship Regatta next week. Hurricane Gonzalo and Tropical Storm Fay caused significant damage to the town and Corporation of St George workers has been bu...

The Corporation of Hamilton has been awarded legal costs following victory in a dispute with municipality management over their right to join a collective bargaining agreement. In April, Puisne Judge Stephen Hellman ruled that the managers could not ...

An agreement to develop the Hamilton waterfront has been declared void by MPs following a heated debate in the House of Assembly. Both the motion and supporting legislation went to vote, and passed only by the governing One Bermuda Alliance’s majorit...

The Corporation of St George’s was just weeks away from being forced to shut down at the start of the year because of a cash crisis. Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy said the municipality’s financial situation “was at such a critical state” in Janu...