The year started with high hopes for Ukrainian troops planning a counteroffensive against Russia. It ended with disappointment on the battlefield, an increasingly sombre mood among troops and anxiety about the future of Western aid…
For the first time in about a decade, this yearly review does not feature the exploits of Dame Flora Duffy. The achievements of our Olympic champion have often been the starting point for any article…
Bermuda has emerged from a difficult year, after global issues and domestic troubles combined to present a series of business challenges that will bleed into the new year. The mature and developing markets of international…
A momentous occasion for an island with a jealously guarded business reputation came before Bermuda’s lawmakers in December with the approval of the Corporate Income Tax Act. Scheduled to come into force in 2025, the…
November saw two cases regarding high-profile deaths proceed in the courts. The trial of Kamal Worrell, a former lawyer, started on November 17 and saw him charged with murdering the mother of his child, Chavelle…
A dispute over a chicken coop made headlines after a farmer was warned by the Government that his lease would be terminated. Malachi Symonds had leased and cleared a government-owned plot of land across the…
The reverberations from a crippling cyberattack that struck at the “very heart of public services” in Bermuda in mid-September were still being felt as 2023 drew to a close. The hackers infiltrated the Government’s IT…