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The Government is to make changes to the controversial sugar tax, the Premier has revealed. Speaking during a debate in the House of Assembly yesterday afternoon on the Customs Tariff Amendment Act — which will provide customs relief on 21 food and h...

Public school teachers have yet to be paid salaries for September, according to union chiefs. Anthony Wolffe, the general secretary of the Bermuda Union of Teachers, also claimed that salary issues were “perpetual and occur each September” – the star...

The Progressive Labour Party has moved to quash allegations that the Premier asked MPs to sign an agreement not to challenge him on policy decisions. The allegations were made on social-media outlets, claiming that a Memorandum of Understanding effec...

An expert in marine biology has been appointed to a commission set up to protect the Sargasso Sea. Murray Roberts, a professor of applied marine biology and ecology at the University of Edinburgh, has replaced Howard Roe, who has stepped down after t...

A 38-year-old man has been jailed for three years after stabbing another man during a Christmas Eve bar brawl. Jaha Mallory, from Southampton, was also ordered to serve two years’ probation once he has completed his prison sentence. At a sentencing h...

The island is facing a “crisis” in gang violence and “candid discussions” need to be held with stakeholders to resolve the problem, according to Michael Weeks, the Minister for National Security. Mr Weeks added that the issue of violence “is the prov...

A government minister has defended Belco over concerns that the electricity provider is pumping out pollution from its north power station. Jason Hayward, the Minister for the Economy and Labour – who is also the MP for Pembroke Central where the Bel...

Bermuda has witnessed a dramatic rise in cases of domestic abuse in recent years, according to a government minister. The claim has been backed up by the charity Centre Against Abuse, which reported “a sharp increase in domestic abuse reports” up to ...

Students across Bermuda are being invited to join a virtual blockchain event as part of Tech Education Day. Blockchain on the Beach highlights a government programme to promote financial literacy and emerging technologies such as cryptocurrency, bloc...

Thousands of food fans flocked to Front Street today for a feast of culinary delights offered up by a range of island restaurants and fast food bars. The street festival, which closed the main stretch of Front Street off to traffic for the afternoon ...