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Temporary changes to Parliamentarians’ salaries and pension contributions equated to a reduction in pay, the Minister of Finance insisted. Curtis Dickinson dismissed a notion put forward by Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, the shadow finance minister, last F...

An Opposition senator appealed yesterday to the public to lobby MPs over the Government’s plan to do away with the corporations of Hamilton and St George. Dwayne Robinson, of the One Bermuda Alliance, highlighted that legislation to abolish the munic...

Casino fees could be waived or deferred in exceptional circumstances in amended regulations approved by the House of Assembly. David Burt, the Premier, explained that hurricanes and public health emergencies were included in the scenarios that might ...

Almost 160 applications for work-permit renewals were denied since Covid-19 hit the country, the House of Assembly heard yesterday. Jason Hayward, the labour minister, who has responsibility for immigration, also listed more than 60 job categories af...

An Opposition senator said that he would have recommended that legislators’ pay was cut by up to a half in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic. Dwayne Robinson asked why a salary reduction for back bench MPs and members of the Upper House was set at 12...

Senators are expected to discuss a temporary pay cut for parliamentarians today. The order of business for the Upper House showed that members would consider the year-long changes to salaries, as well as associated suspension of pension payments. Cry...

A Bill designed to help the island operate in a global market was backed by MPs. Wayne Furbert, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, said that the Bermuda Bar Amendment Act 2020 was among legislation to be introduced by the Government to help positio...

Legislation designed to introduce measures such as a curfew in the interest of public health was passed by MPs yesterday. Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said that the Public Health Amendment (No. 2) Act 2020 would mean regulations that “provided...

Legislation designed to allow pension contributions to be suspended for a year is expected to be debated in the House of Assembly today. The proposed change will be accompanied by a plan for a 12-month halt to social insurance contributions. Curtis D...

An Opposition senator questioned yesterday how changes to laws related to the introduction of emergency measures would provide more scrutiny of decisions. Jarion Richardson, of the One Bermuda Alliance, sought clarification from Kathy Lynn Simmons, t...