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The conflagration set off by the Cambridge Analytica scandal has spread like a forest fire across continents. India’s politics has not been spared. This week, India’s ruling BJP and the Congress party have been engaged in an unruly quarrel over the d...

Opposition leader Jeanne Atherden questioned during the Budget debate of finance why government staff could not draw cash from the Contributory Pension Fund in times of hardship. David Burt, the Premier and Minister of Finance, said his government h...

Seniors will see their pensions rise at the same rate of inflation for the rest of the Progressive Labour Party’s tenure. However, Charles Jeffers, an advocate for the elderly, warned that seniors would continue to struggle because of the soaring cos...

Social, economic and geographic data from 2014 to 2016 is highlighted in a new publication from the Department of Statistics. The 2017 Bermuda Facts and Figures pamphlet contains data about Bermuda’s economy as well as historical notes on the develop...

There has been a lot of discussion recently about pensions. Trust me, there will be a lot more in the future. Most government pension systems are no more than a Ponzi scheme — a promise of money at a future time in exchange for payment today. You are...

Charity Habitat for Humanity Bermuda has celebrated a “record” year for 2017, with a total of 16 homes refurbished for disadvantaged people. One woman whose house was repaired by the charity told The Royal Gazette: “I get emotional talking about it —...

Police have yet to be called in over a data breach at Bermudian-based international law firm Appleby. A police spokesman confirmed yesterday that the service had not received a complaint about a cyberattack at the firm. The spokesman said: “Followi...

Fewer than half of Bermuda residents see the island as “inclusive” and 31 per cent feel uncomfortable because of their skin colour a new report has revealed. The news comes in the Bermuda Vital Signs study for 2017, carried out by the Bermuda Communi...

Four young people have won praise for their performance as interns at the Department of Planning. Jessica Tannock, Onè Hart, Antonio Bailey and Meredith Gillespie have been involved in research and writing reports about planning under the supervision...

Dear Sir, My neighbour, a cleaning lady who has worked for two families for 30 years, went to the Department of Social Insurance to check on her pension situation. While there, she discovered that one of her employers had not contributed to her accou...

The Government is looking into occupational pensions to ensure the system remains “responsive”, but Charles Jeffers of Age Concern questioned “how in the world they are going to produce” with less people working in Bermuda to contribute funds. A dec...

Locks were changed at a Bermuda Housing Corporation property yesterday, leaving several residents unsure as to where they would call home that night. The move comes one day after an eviction deadline was issued to at least one tenant at the Gulfstre...