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Legislators are scheduled to debate two tax Bills in Parliament today. The “sugar tax” on sweetened foods and beverages will go before MPs, along with a Bill to tax Airbnb-style vacation properties at 4.5 per cent on rentals. The session will also se...

Bermuda’s new airport building will be raised by four feet to protect against storm surges, it was revealed yesterday. The new terminal will also include an outdoor porch upstairs so travellers can eat and enjoy views over Ferry Reach before they boa...

A Premier’s question period is to be introduced in the House of Assembly starting next month. Speaker of the House Dennis Lister Jr told Parliament the question period has been approved for the second sitting each month. It will be attached to the qu...

By-election winners Curtis Dickinson and Scott Pearman were sworn in as MPs today. Mr Dickinson, who won Warwick North East for the Progressive Labour Party last night, and Mr Pearman, who held Paget East for the One Bermuda Alliance, were straight i...

The company behind plans for a solar plant at the airport has met with the Ministry of Finance to explore avenues for Bermudians to invest, Walter Roban told MPs. The transport minister said Canadian-based Saturn Solar Bermuda 1 will build the projec...

The Bermuda Constitution of 1968 was crafted to “maintain the status quo”, even as it advanced voters’ rights, a visiting academic has said. Nicola Barker, an expert on human rights and constitutional law, is among the speakers at a conference on the...

The race is on today as the Progressive Labour Party and the One Bermuda Alliance do battle in the island’s first by-elections since December 2016. In Paget East, Scott Pearman of the OBA takes on Curtis Richardson of the PLP. In Warwick North East, ...

Old-school voters in Paget East said they were worried about the island’s future as they head to the polls tomorrow. In a traditional stronghold of the One Bermuda Alliance, The Progressive Labour Party is still dogged by its past economic record in ...

A massive solar power plant is to be built on a vacant runway at the airport. Saturn Solar Bermuda 1, a part of Canadian-based Saturn Power, will develop the six-megawatt power plant on “the finger”, a runway and munitions pier when the airport was r...

A tall ship designed to be crewed by the disabled is to visit Bermuda tomorrow. The sailing ship Tenacious, one of only two ships adapted for crew with disabilities, is expected to dock in St George’s for a day. The vessel will hold an “open ship” to...