The Opposition has renewed its calls for a tourism authority to tackle the decline in the second pillar of Bermuda's economy.
Shadow Tourism Minister Michael Dunkley issued a statement yesterday claim...
The International Press Institute has welcomed a joint pledge by the media in Bermuda to set up a self-regulating council by mid-September.
The Vienna-based global organisation said it supported the i...
Government's controversial media council bill will be scrapped if the industry fulfils its pledge to set up a voluntary watchdog, Premier Ewart Brown told MPs yesterday.
He revealed that Government ha...
Government backbencher Randy Horton is to push for a joint parliamentary select committee to tackle gang and gun crime.
He joined several MPs in the House of Assembly who spoke on the need for solutio...
The media has pledged to set up a self-regulating council by mid-September and urged Government to "put on ice" its plan for a legislated watchdog.
A joint letter was sent yesterday to Premier Ewart B...
MPs are expected to discuss just one minor piece of legislation during today's House of Assembly session — the Bermuda Housing Amendment Act 2010.
Opposition Whip Cole Simons said the bill was little ...
The media has today pledged to set up a self-regulating council by mid-September and urged Government to “put on ice” its plan for a state-controlled watchdog.
A joint letter was sent to Premier Ewart...
Lawyers have raised fears that Government's media council bill could undermine the freedom of the press and be unconstitutional, with one describing it as a "dangerous and destructive piece of legisla...
The Premier will have to ask for MPs' approval in order to exclude any public authority from freedom of information, under the Government's revamped bill.
The Cabinet Office was swamped with more than...
A former press secretary to the Premier has backed the idea of an independently regulated media council — but chastised the industry for not yet setting one up.
Glenn Jones, who was spokesman for Prem...
