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An Opposition senator is facing renewed pressure to resign after publicly supporting former US President Donald Trump. Senator Marcus Jones claimed he was a “staunch” supporter of Mr Trump in a Facebook post last month, adding that he would pray for ...

A Parliamentary watchdog held its first meeting of the year on Tuesday. The Parliamentary Standing Committee met days before the House of Assembly is scheduled to return next Friday after its Christmas break. Newly-appointed members of the PAC held t...

Former Cabinet Minister Jamahl Simmons has stood down from the chairmanship of a government quango. Mr Simmons became chairman of the Bermuda Economic Development Corporation last August, replacing Neville Grant, who was demoted to deputy chairman. B...

The introduction of unemployment insurance is being considered after the Government paid out million of dollars in benefits in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis. The news came after it was revealed an extra 400 families had been forced to rely on Finan...

A family has alleged that Government maladministration cost them land in Southampton. The Darrell family told the Commission of Inquiry into Historic Land Loss yesterday that records show they owned a section of land bisected by Riviera Estates Road ...

The Government has announced a number of senior management appointments as part of a shake-up of its quangos. Andrew Dias has been appointed interim chief executive officer of the Bermuda Land Development Corporation, taking over from Barrett Dill, w...

A “wholesale review”of Bermuda’s tax system will be completed by the end of the year after legislation was passed in the Senate yesterday. The Tax Reform Commission Amendment Act 2020 – which will enable the Minister of Finance to set up the commissi...

A bid by Opposition senators to make Hamilton docks an essential service was defeated in the Upper House yesterday afternoon. A vote on the question was taking during debate on the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 2020. A second...

A second government department has rented office space from a company linked to a Progressive Labour Party MP – at a cost of almost $800,000 a year. The Department of Child and Family Services has signed a five-year contract with F&E Holdings, where ...

Senators rubber-stamped a number of Government bills during a brisk, virtual session of the Upper House yesterday morning. Streamlining and improved efficiency were the themes of three Acts that were given their second and third readings before being...