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The Bermuda Airport Authority Act has been deferred from today until the next sitting of Parliament, according to Randy Horton, the Speaker of the House. After meeting yesterday with Opposition and Government leaders, the Act was delayed “so that Mem...

Fixing the swing bridge over Ferry Reach would cost $3.3 million, the House of Assembly heard yesterday. Public works minister Craig Cannonier said the decision to make all necessary repairs to the rusty facility would be weighed against the cost of ...

A parliamentary showdown looms for tomorrow as the Opposition aims to table a motion calling for the airport development to be referred to the Public Accounts Committee — and requesting that the Auditor-General conduct an independent review. Progress...

As Parliament faces a long day’s debate of airport legislation, Opposition leader David Burt has called on Heather Jacobs Matthews, the Auditor-General, to independently assess the Government’s proposal before it can be passed. The proposal for a new...

Government should step in and assist Southampton Rangers Sports Club in ridding itself of antisocial elements, according to area MP Zane DeSilva. “Rangers are the only club in Bermuda that pay rent for their field,” Mr DeSilva told MPs at the close o...

Tinee Furbert, a 39-year-old mother of two with an extensive background in healthcare, has been unveiled by Opposition leader David Burt as the new Progressive Labour Party appointee to the Senate. With Renee Ming now the Opposition leader in the Upp...

Insurers have welcomed legislation aimed at tightening oversight of healthcare services and high-tech equipment. The Bermuda Health Council Amendment Act 2016 has been criticised by physicians as onerous — but the measures yesterday won the endorseme...

Reports issued last week by the Bermuda Government to support the proposed airport development were “recently done, but our analysis was done up front”, according to Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance. The project was announced on November 10, 201...

The illustrious history of the Berkeley Institute is now on show, courtesy of the school’s class of 1963, who have handed over their three-year labour of love as a testament to its legacy. The documentary, Respice Finem, traces Berkeley’s history fro...

The Bermuda Government’s airport development project is to take shape, two years after the deal first went public, under key pieces of legislation waiting to go before MPs in this session. According to the Government Whip, the Airport Authority Act a...