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High school pupils were today invited to apply for the Department of Workforce Development’s summer internship programme. Applicants must be aged 15 to 18 on of July 1 and able to commit to the whole of July to be eligible. Applications can be made a...

Tomorrow will mark the last meeting on a shake-up of the primary school system. Three parishes – Hamilton Parish, Smith’s and Warwick – will be up for discussion. A spokeswoman for the education ministry said it was an issue of national importance. S...

Legislation to create signature schools and axe middle schools was tabled yesterday in the House of Assembly. MPs were told the new-style schools will have “signature learning programmes” added to the normal curriculum. Diallo Rabain, the education m...

The Government and Opposition sparred into last night over the Budget for the coming fiscal year and the island’s way to economic recovery out of the pandemic. It came after Cole Simons, the Opposition leader, gave the Reply to the Budget in the Hous...

Potential buyers have been lined up for the stalled Caroline Bay resort complex, the finance minister revealed yesterday. Curtis Dickinson added Gencom, the owners of the shuttered Fairmont Southampton Hotel, were still trying to raise money for the ...

The Opposition’s Reply to the Budget is scheduled to dominate today’s sitting of the House of Assembly. Cole Simons, the Opposition leader and shadow finance minister, will respond to the 2021-22 Budget delivered last Friday by Curtis Dickinson, the ...

Cheryl-Ann Lister has been appointed as acting Financial Secretary. Ms Lister’s appointment came after the sudden death of Anthony Manders, who held the post, in January. She will take temporary leave as chairwoman of the National Anti-Money Launderi...

A controversial law to legalise cannabis will be sent back to the House of Assembly after Senators voted against the bill yesterday afternoon. The Cannabis Licensing Act, which sets out a regulatory framework for growing, selling, and using the drug,...

Government’s lack of consultation with medical professionals and the “woeful inadequacy” of drug prevention programmes were just some of the reasons Opposition and Independent senators gave for rejecting Government’s bid to legalise cannabis yesterda...

The Government’s unsuccessful venture to bring a regulated cannabis industry to Bermuda was backed by Progressive Labour Party senators but defied by the independent and Opposition members. A selection of quotes follows. Joan Dillas-Wright, Senat...