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A hearing into the legality of a Commission of Inquiry into allegations of land grabs will be held in the summer. The hearing was ordered after Raymond Davis, also known as Khalid Wasi, and Myron Piper, asked for a judicial review of the commission i...

The Commission of Inquiry into Historic Land Losses in Bermuda is a noble pursuit, certainly a needed inquiry longed for by many, given the history of irregular property acquisitions in the mid-20th century. One would recall when this motion was firs...

The 1920 land grab that took place in Tucker’s Town could not happen today, a historian testified yesterday. Duncan McDowall, a Canadian, said the process used to displace residents from their land “would never meet muster in our society, yours or mi...

The land valuation department has gone paperless, the public works minister said yesterday. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch told MPs that the department had been one of the first to become paperless and no longer had a physical filing system. He added...

Customs officers from a Caribbean island are in Bermuda to research the land valuation process. The Montserrat Customs and Revenue Service arranged the visit after the Land Valuation Department made a presentation at the Caribbean Regional Technical ...

A commission to investigate the island’s history of “land grabs” could still take place years after it was controversially turned down. Walton Brown, the Minister of Home Affairs, told The Royal Gazette that a Commission of Inquiry into the issue rem...

An increase in land-holding charges that had been due to come into effect this month is facing further delays. The increases, ranging from 5 per cent to 12.5 per cent depending on the types of property, are expected to be deferred until March 2019. ...

The Bermuda Government has raised land taxes to avert a potential $19.1 million loss in revenues brought about by the latest annual rental value figures. The ARV has fallen due to the recession and the resultant unemployment and a drop in real estate...

A new valuation list for all the Island’s properties is to be drawn up, taking into account changes in rents since the last list was made at the end of 2009. The next revaluation is due on December 31, the land valuation department announced. For rev...