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Tobacco restrictions have been approved by the Senate, over continued doubts from the Progressive Labour Party. However, a proposal from Diallo Rabain, the Opposition Leader in the Senate, is to be added later to the Tobacco Control Act 2015. The leg...

The Island’s sharply divided debate over same-sex marriage has prompted a 15-year-old CedarBridge Academy student to step forward as “a voice for others”. “The way our society is now, people who are gay or bisexual have been silent,” said Debre Evans...

The Island is rife with “incomplete, wrong and misleading” comments about the role of Correia Construction in the building of Heritage Wharf, according to the company’s head. Contractor Dennis Correia said his business had built the Dockyard cruise s...

Key information about the Bermuda Government’s airport plans were shared with Curtis Stovell, the Accountant-General, only after his appearance at the Public Accounts Committee prompted the Ministry of Finance to do so. PAC chairman David Burt, the S...

The Island has no pass or fail criteria in place for vehicle emissions, according to Donal Smith, the owner of Bermuda Emissions Control — the company that tests emissions as part of checks for the Transport Control Department. “I’m not trying to bea...

Legislation amending the Royal Bermuda Regiment has been passed in the Senate. Lieutenant-Colonel Michael Foster-Brown, the Royal Bermuda Regiment’s commanding officer, observed the debate. While the Defence Act was supported by independent senators,...

Progressive Labour Party MP Zane DeSilva has firmly denied rumours he is intent on becoming the Leader of the Opposition. “I never put myself up for leadership — it’s not on my agenda to do so,” Mr DeSilva said when contacted by The Royal Gazette. He...

Bermudian candidates will have a better shot at occupying the post of Commissioner of Education than in previous years, according to Wayne Scott, the Minister of Education. He was addressing questions in the House of Assembly from the Opposition, aft...

Bermuda’s clean air efforts were the subject of an address by Donal Smith, the former deputy mayor of Hamilton, at the world climate change conference in Paris. Mr Smith, the chief executive officer of Bermuda Emissions Control Ltd, described the dev...

The Island’s first app for booking taxis has officially launched, with more than 50 drivers signed up and more than 100 successful rides. Hitch Bermuda links passengers with drivers, enabling customers with the free app on their phones to see which o...