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Lord Waddington’s stewardship of Bermuda did not get off to a particularly auspicious start. Eager to familiarise himself with the workings of our governmental system after he was appointed governor in 1992, he stopped off at the Foreign Office to c...

The ranks of the civil service have dropped by 12 per cent under the One Bermuda Alliance, compared with an increase of 20 per cent under the former administration, according to Michael Dunkley. Speaking after Friday’s Budget, the Premier said the Go...

Public services could be provided by private-sector firms set up by ex-civil servants, an audience of business people heard yesterday. Erica Smith, executive director of the Bermuda Economic Development Corporation, said: “With the potential restruct...

Four Bermudians were honoured at the PLP’s annual Drum Major Awards for their contributions to the island. Marie Lilah Tucker, Lynette Harvey, Eldon Raynor and the late Allan Warner were each recognised in the event on Sunday, held as part of the par...

The Bermuda Tourism Authority has been given a boost in the budget, but the island’s hotels are set to lose concessions. Finance minister Bob Richards revealed that the Tourism Authority Grant will rise from $22.7 million to $25 million. However, he ...

Bermuda’s low-income workers are caught in “a reverse Robin Hood effect”, according to economist Craig Simmons — and the tax breaks in the latest Budget do not go far enough to pull them out. On the other hand, Keith Jensen, head of the Bermuda Emplo...

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...

Social justice campaigner Martha Dismont has welcomed tax reform pledges to help the working poor, but warned they could also bring unwanted consequences. Ms Dismont, executive director of Family Centre, described finance minister Bob Richards’s ackn...

Lord David Waddington (1929-2017) Former Bermuda Governor Lord David Waddington’s death last week was a loss to not only the worlds of politics and diplomacy, but also to the field of pop culture. Lord Waddington helped to inspire the scheming politi...

The rise may appear to be modest: 56 more jobs existed as of August 2016 over those reported in the previous year. However, the 0.2 per cent increase raised the tally of jobs from 33,319 in 2015 to 33,375 last year — the first increase seen in Bermud...

Banks, insurance companies and money service businesses will face a new financial services tax, generating more than $11 million per year. The biggest hit will be for money service businesses, which will have to pay 5 per cent on their aggregated inc...

It was the Robin Hood Budget in which Bob Richards took from the rich and gave to the less well-off. At least that’s how the finance minister would doubtless like it to be portrayed in an election year in which he has scant leeway to dish out sweete...