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Government ministers — rather than the Governor — will be able to appoint parish councillors under a law passed in the House of Assembly. The Parish Councils Amendment Act 2022 also gives ministers the authority to review and abolish individual c...

Bermudians looking to buy their first home will qualify for instant stamp duty relief under a law passed in the House of Assembly on Friday. Previously, new homeowners had to prove that they had lived in their property for three years before they qua...

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...

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...

Curtis Dickinson launched his challenge for the leadership of the Progressive Labour Party out of a desire to serve Bermuda, he has said. Speaking at a public meeting at the Bermuda Industrial Union headquarters on Monday night, Mr Dickinson added th...

Business leaders have given a lukewarm response to the Government’s plans to implement a minimum wage next year. Jason Hayward, the Minister of Labour, said last week that a minimum wage of between $16 and $16.40 per hour would come into effect next ...

The Government has been accused of failing to deliver on pledges it made two years ago to create jobs and stimulate the economy. Jarion Richardson, the opposition One Bermuda Alliance spokesman on Labour, pointed out that many initiatives launched as...

More than half of residents are spending less and going without basics amid fears of rising inflation

Bermuda’s ban on same-sex marriage has made international headlines. In an opinion piece on US news network CNN’s website, journalist Allison Hope praised US politicians for codifying marriage equality in a vote in the House of Representatives earlie...

The taxpayer will have to pay out almost $3.5 million to airport operator Skyport to make up for a shortfall in revenue — bringing the total to almost $50 million. Lawrence Scott, the Minister of Transport, told the House of Assembly today that incom...