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A two-hour information session was held for senators two days before they were asked to consider wide-ranging legislation to enhance the protection of children against sexual abuse. They were invited to the briefing ahead of an “unusual” move in the ...

Residents who commit sexual assaults against Bermudian-based children overseas could face prosecution on the island under legislation backed by senators yesterday. Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs, said the legis...

Politicians from British Overseas Territories gathered in the Cayman Islands this week for a summit. David Burt, the Premier, was among those at the event, preparation for a Joint Ministerial Council meeting in London later this year. The session was...

European Union leaders welcomed an amendment to economic substance laws before it was tabled in the House of Assembly, the Senate heard yesterday. Vance Campbell, the government Senate spokesman on finance, said Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Fina...

Drivers were asked yesterday to mark the achievements of the Theatre Boycott organisers in an island-wide show of support next week. Michelle Simmons, an independent senator, said that the plea was made by campaign group Imagine Bermuda, which also h...

Questions were raised yesterday by a senator who claimed that an investigation into the Department of Child and Family Services was carried out under legislation that was geared towards financial matters. Nick Kempe, the Opposition leader in the Sena...

A Government MP claimed Belco should be nationalised during a Parliamentary debate about allowing ministerial approval over the company’s sale. Derrick Burgess, the Deputy Speaker, suggested interest in the power provider could be increased increment...

An amendment to economic substance laws to be tabled in Parliament today was expected to mean companies that are tax resident elsewhere will be exempt from the regulations. The move would set Bermuda in line with other jurisdictions that also committ...

Residents of the Town of St George chose Nyon Dowling to fill a vacant councillors’ seat last night. He took 192, or almost 92 per cent, of the 209 overall votes. Mr Dowling was elected over Alfonso Harris, who earned 17 votes. A government spokeswom...

Senators have voted to change legislation that enshrines in law the chance for Cabinet ministers to appoint experts and political advisers. Nick Kempe, of the One Bermuda Alliance, moved an amendment to the Premier, Ministers and Opposition Leader Pe...