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A “hero” to the labour movement and the Progressive Labour Party was celebrated in the House of Assembly on Friday. David Burt, the Premier, called Charles Leroy Riley an “uncompromising warrior” for both causes, frequently calling radio shows to giv...

Parliamentary rules thwarted an attempt to get details on an “error“ granting an exemption to the lockdown imposed in April that briefly allowed construction of a St George’s hotel to continue. The exemption for the St Regis resort construction was p...

Controversial changes to Special Development Orders were approved in the House of Assembly yesterday despite objections by the Opposition. Walter Roban, the home affairs minister, said SDOs would undergo “far more transparency, scrutiny and testing”...

An extra two years will added to the Government’s five-year financial assistance for the island’s able bodied unemployed, under legislation tabled on Friday. Jason Hayward, the labour minister, said changes would be retroactive to cover payments sinc...

Bermuda’s small and medium-sized businesses were kept afloat with $4.4 million in aid from the Bermuda Economic Development Corporation since the onset of the pandemic in March 2020, the House of Assembly heard this morning. David Burt, the Premier, ...

An unlicensed debt collection company recovered almost $13 million in unpaid land tax for the Government – and is likely to be paid $1.9 million in return. Oarrs Inc collected the money after it was hired as a debt collection consultant by the Office...

Debt collectors will get a break on reporting their accounts for 2020 because of the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic last year, the House of Assembly heard. But the Debt Collection Amendment Act 2021, despite using the word “exempt”, will ...

An exemption for large groups to attend league cricket drew hundreds of spectators to matches over the weekend, but the relaxation of SafeKey rules drew criticism from the One Bermuda Alliance. The “moving targets” in the island’s Covid-19 restricti...

Complaints linked to Covid-19 accounted for a significant portion of the Ombudsman for Bermuda’s caseload last year, according to the office’s 2020 annual report. They ranged from emergency unemployment benefits for people put out of work to pandemic...

A “safe space” at the heart of Hamilton has been dedicated to commemorate the landmark Theatre Boycott of 1959. The new Freedom Square was also unveiled yesterday in tribute to other key moments where Hamilton hosted the island’s push for social just...