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A global agreement on minimum corporate tax rates has approved an exclusion for the island’s international insurance industry. Curtis Dickinson, the minister of finance welcomed the carve-out by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Developm...

Frontline professionals should be forced to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, the Opposition said yesterday. Scott Pearman, the acting leader of the One Bermuda Alliance, said that the Government’s campaign was “not working” and appealed for to...

Olympic gold medal-winner Flora Duffy was praised by senators during a short session of the Upper House yesterday. Supporting a proclamation that a public holiday be held on October 18 in honour of the triathlete, Independent senator Michelle Simmons...

A rift between the ruling Progressive Labour Party and the Bermuda Industrial Union widened yesterday after the BIU president accused the Government of a failure to listen to its grassroots support. Chris Furbert said the two had always been natural ...

David Burt, the Premier, has been accused of being “missing in action” after failing to publicly address the current Covid-19 crisis. Mr Burt last spoke publicly on coronavirus developments at a press conference at the beginning of August. Press conf...

Senators are expected to sit for a short session tomorrow when the Upper House resumes after the summer break. There are just two bills on the order paper – the Human Rights Amendment Act 2021, and the Marine & Ports Services Amendment Act. The human...

An economic stimulus programme has created more than 45 jobs since it was launched last December, a Government minister said today. Wayne Furbert, the acting Minister of Public Works, released the figures at the reopening of the Elbow Beach steps in...

The leader of the Opposition highlighted Bermuda’s positive relationship with the US in a meeting with new US Consul General Karen Grissette. Senators Ben Smith and Marcus Jones attended the one-hour meeting alongside Cole Simons, the One Bermuda All...

Government has confirmed that it is acting as guarantor for a controversial loan to fund an energy-saving project at the National Sports Centre. In the House of Assembly on Friday, Curtis Dickinson, the finance minister, confirmed that Government had...

Unemployed people will be able to claim financial assistance from government for up to seven years under changes agreed by MPs on Friday. Legislators raised the cap on the amount of time people can claim financial assistance from five years to seven ...