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Sir John Swan said he legally purchased a plot of land in Sandys that was the subject of a complaint before the Commission of Inquiry. The family of the late John Augustus Alexander Virgil claimed he lost four acres of land in the Spring Benny area ...

Bermuda can emerge from the Covid-19 crisis as “a more just and equitable society” that looks after its people better, a former premier believes. But Sir John Swan argues that to generate the resources to enable that to happen, the island will need t...

If we in Bermuda have a date with destiny, then it does not look too promising now. But it does not have to be that way! There are many external forces that we can do nothing about; however, many of our most festering wounds such as economic and immi...

The Speaker of the House of Assembly admitted last night that he was perhaps wrong to allow comments from a Progressive Labour Party backbencher, who claimed that Bermuda’s longest-serving premier “tap-danced” for the “most reactionary and racist ele...

Dear Sir, I wonder how many people were astonished and repulsed at the unprovoked attack, reported in The Royal Gazette on May 11, by Rolfe Commissiong, hardly an exemplar to the young, on Sir John Swan, alleging, falsely, that Sir John “tap-danced” ...

A Progressive Labour Party backbencher claimed yesterday that Bermuda’s longest-serving premier “tap danced” for the “most reactionary and racist elements” in society. Rolfe Commissiong made the comments in the House of Assembly and cited two broadca...

Little change has been made to the 60:40 company ownership rule after the Premier announced its reform more than a year ago, it was claimed. David Burt pledged to revise the quota in a move designed to increase investment and boost moneymaking opport...

He was Bermuda’s longest-serving premier and a successful businessman — but Sir John Swan said that his proudest achievement was to unite the people. Sir John was speaking at a dinner hosted by the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club to mark Black History...

Bermuda must look at ditching its own dollar in favour of United States currency, Bermuda’s elder statesman has said. Sir John Swan floated the idea in an opinion piece on potential changes for Bermuda published in The Royal Gazette this month, which...

Viking Cruises made its first offical visit to the island today, with the Viking Sea docking in Hamilton. Walter Roban, the Minister of Transport and Regulatory Affairs, joined a delegation on board the vessel this afternoon at the invitation of Tors...

Too many of us still seem to labour under the delusion that Bermuda has unlimited financial resources at its disposal. It’s almost as if we have embraced the comforting deception Bermuda can draw on a miraculously self-replenishing treasure trove le...

Jacqueline Swan, wife of former Premier Sir John Swan, has died at the age of 72. Lady Swan passed away on Saturday night surrounded by her family at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. She had been suffering from lung cancer for 15 months...