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The Government has moved to close an immigration loophole that allows visitors to reside on the island almost continuously. Currently, visitors are allowed to remain on the island for up to 180 days before their visa expires. But under current legisl...

More than 90 people have signed up to a government programme to help them become homeowners since it was launched last month. Under the scheme, first-time mortgages will be guaranteed partially for up to a decade by the Government, with interest ...

Drivers are being asked to take extra caution on roads that are “in a state” and “inadequate” because of extensive trenching work. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, made the plea in a statement in the House of Assembly ye...

A human-rights activist doubts that pressure from the UK to amend Bermuda’s same-sex marriage laws will have any effect. Linda Bogle-Mienzer, added that she thought it unlikely that Whitehall will force the island’s hand on the issue. Same-sex marria...

The island’s farmers appear to have been shut out of a planned vertical-farming industry — one of the Government’s central initiatives to revive the economy. At a press conference yesterday, Jason Hayward, the Minister of Economy, confirmed that the ...

The Government is coming under pressure from MPs in Britain to legalise same-sex marriage. In answer to a question in the House of Commons last week, David Rutley, the parliamentary under-secretary for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office...

The Government has come under fire for releasing the latest inflation figures only after it delivered its Throne Speech on Friday. The monthly statistics are normally released in the middle of each month. But the October bulletin was released late on...

The Government has received a report on the full range of self-government options for Bermuda, it was revealed yesterday. The revelation came during the presentation of the Speech from the Throne by the Deputy Governor, Tom Oppenheim. “In a display o...

Plans by David Burt to meet Bermudians studying in the UK next week have been postponed. The Premier was to host two “dinner and dialogue” events with students in London and Nottingham on November 10 and 11. Also on Mr Burt’s agenda for the trip was ...

Assets seized from criminals by the courts should be allocated to cash-strapped emergency services, it has been claimed. Michael Dunkley of the opposition One Bermuda Alliance said it was essential that the police, fire service, and the Departments...