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OK, I am not running for the mayoral election of Hamilton on May 13, but if I were, here are a few things I would promise as a candidate: 1, Every resident at the age of majority, landlord and business owner will have a right to a vote. Which means, ...

The City of Hamilton reminds those City tax-payers that own or occupy commercial property in the City that they must register in order to cast their vote in the May 9th municipal election. Registration will close on Wednesday, April 3rd at 5pm. Reg...

As the former sportscaster Joe Brown used to say: “My, my, my.” This Mexico Infrastructure Finance and $18 million affair ain’t gone anywhere yet. If anything, it is getting deeper by the day in the courts. With claims for fees and improper advice, i...

Plans to hold a House of Assembly meeting tomorrow — when new legislation linked to municipalities was expected to be tabled — were put on hold yesterday. Craig Cannonier, the Opposition leader, said he had been told there would be no session in the ...

The Mayor of Hamilton offered a compromise power-sharing deal to the Government yesterday to try to halt a move to abolish the two local authorities. Charles Gosling suggested a joint committee to decide the future governance of the areas in the wake...

The head of public relations for the police service is to be the new secretary and chief operating officer at the City of Hamilton, it was revealed yesterday. Dwayne Caines will replace Ed Benevides, who retired from the post last month, in May. Mr C...

It was something that Charles Gosling said that gets us to thinking that there may be something more afoot in this quango kerfuffle than the Bermuda Government merely wishing to modernise the governance of the corporations of Hamilton and St George. ...

Owain Johnston-Barnes, Sarah Lagan The Senate rejected last night an Act designed to axe the corporations of Hamilton and St George and turn them into unelected quangos. It was the first vote defeat for the Progressive Labour Party since it won power...

The Corporation of Hamilton asked for a legal order yesterday to stop the Governor approving legislation designed to turn the city authority into an unelected quango. Mark Diel, the lawyer for the Corporation of Hamilton, said the unusual step was ne...

The City of Hamilton’s mayor last night signalled a legal battle will be launched to fight a government plan to turn the city into a quango. Charles Gosling revealed that preparations were being made for a writ and he would “talk tactics” with lawyer...

It has been very clear, from the statement made in the Throne Speech last year, that the intentions of this government regarding the municipalities are evident. It is so simple. Taking away the right to determine the representatives on the city coun...

Controversial legislation to turn Bermuda’s two municipalities into unelected quangos was passed by MPs this morning. The decision will bring to an end a combined total of almost 450 years of local government in Hamilton and St George’s. MPs voted 2...