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For the second time in three months, some new pension applications have not been processed in time for payment. As with the June delay, a Ministry of Finance spokesman said that the holdup stemmed from the Department of Social Insurance’s temporary o...

Designs for the highly anticipated St Regis hotel in the East End are now before the Department of Planning. Building the 122-key St George’s resort is expected to take three years, as part of the development’s first phase. Assuming that a licence is...

The City of Hamilton Plan 2015 offers more flexibility to developers, according to the director of the Department of Planning. Aideen Ratteray Pryse told The Royal Gazette that it places greater emphasis on repurposing buildings than new development ...

A proposal to build vacation rental units on an empty plot of land in St George’s has been given planning approval. The application, submitted by PJ Designs, sought to erect eight single-bedroom, self-catering units on the Old Maid’s Lane property, a...

Legislation paving the way for the first pensions and benefits hike in five years for more than 12,000 seniors has been approved by senators. The Contributory Pension Order 2016 will take effect from next month and involves increases of 5 per cent fo...

The Department of Planning is to run with minimal staff next week, from July 11 to 14, as most of its members go through IT training. The department’s IT system, which is coming to the end of its working life, is to be upgraded to the EnerGov system ...

The City of Hamilton 2015 Plan has been tabled in the House of Assembly by Cole Simons, the Minister of the Environment. The plan is designed to support Hamilton and develop the city as a tourism centre and residential community. “I am confident tha...

Falling house prices in Bermuda mean the threshold for properties which come under rent control is to be reduced. Homes with an annual rental value of $27,000 or less are regulated by the Rent Commission to give tenants in lower-value properties secu...

The European Union has introduced new data protection laws that will have implications for many Bermuda companies that do business in the 28-country bloc. The new General Data Protection Regulation, which was approved by the European Parliament last ...

The Somerset Bridge Post Office could be reopened as a small refreshment shop. Planning documents propose that the majority of the building be turned into a business selling hot and cold drinks, packaged snacks and home-made baked goods. Mailboxes w...

A petition in support of the Bermuda Government’s Pathways to Status plan had gathered almost 2,900 signatures by late yesterday — and its creator said she was “not afraid” to keep campaigning to get the legislation passed. Jen Harvey told The Royal ...

Developer Tom Steinhoff has cast doubt over whether his plans for a restaurant at Shelly Bay will go ahead, citing frustration at government red tape and “disenchantment” at the negative response from some residents. The businessman has submitted a r...