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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...

February is Black History Month. Throughout this month The Royal Gazette will feature people, events, places and institutions that have contributed to the shaping of African history. The Black Arts Movement was the name given to a group of political...

A plan to build a ten-storey residential building on Serpentine Road has been renewed more than eight years after originally being approved. The proposed building, which would stand at 70 Serpentine Road where it meets Dundonald Street and Park Road,...

New 100 per cent mortgages worth a total of $25 million for Bermuda Housing Corporation tenants are set to be available in a partnership between Clarien Bank and the Bermuda Housing Corporation. The deal means that existing BHC tenants or clients wil...

On the fence about downsizing? Here’s a quiz for you! We all consider downsizing for different reasons. Maybe we are weary of the maintenance and expensive upkeep of a large home. It could be that we are weary of the financial commitment or of being ...

Bermuda should have planned ways to cope with its ageing population “a long time ago”, an advocate for seniors has claimed. At lunchtime on Tuesday, Charles Jeffers from Age Concern will moderate a discussion focusing on the myriad housing problems ...

A monument to the island’s Olympic athletes could be erected in Hamilton this autumn, according to a planning application. The “Wall of Fame”, proposed by the Bermuda Olympic Association, would be placed west of the front entrance to City Hall. Accor...

The Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce (BEST) has noted positive changes in the plans for a new St George’s Hotel, according to Stuart Hayward, but some questions remain. Plans for the 122-key St Regis hotel were presented to the Departme...

A 5 per cent increase in seniors’ pensions, which many believe was expected to begin this month, will not take effect until September. The Ministry of Finance clarified the position today after senior citizens queried why they had not received the ca...

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...