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A delayed report on the establishment of a minimum wage for the first time will be tabled in the House of Assembly later this month. Jason Hayward, the labour minister, was expected to bring the report, which will also be used in setting a living wag...

Legislators today slashed liquor licence fees in half in a bid to lift the spirits of a hospitality sector hammered by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Opposition One Bermuda Alliance agreed to fast-track the Liquor Licence (Fee Reduction) Temporary Amendm...

Legislation to pave the way for casinos was approved by MPs yesterday – but the Premier warned the industry would need to grow for the Government to reap its benefits. David Burt told the House of Assembly the regulatory requirements for the industry...

David Burt, the Premier, was tonight accused by the Opposition of stoking “real tension in the community” over perceptions of unequal treatment during the coronavirus pandemic. Cole Simons, the One Bermuda Alliance leader, called for “fairness and ac...

A gang-linked daytime shooting near the centre of St George’s last week in which a 22-year-old man was injured prompted a call from the Opposition for ’solutions to break the cycle’. Cole Simons, the One Bermuda Alliance leader, said the shooting las...

A staff member at the Office of the Auditor-General has tested positive for the coronavirus. But Heather Thomas said most staff had been working remotely since January. Her office remains closed to walk-ins and a deep clean is now scheduled. The news...

The finance minister told MPs he was “disappointed” that the Auditor-General was unable to give a clean audit for the latest financial statements of the Government’s general operating fund. Curtis Dickinson said the Government should be “setting an e...

A “warrior for Bermuda” was mourned yesterday in the House of Assembly. Jan Martin, a founding member of the pressure group Move Bermuda, died this week aged 59. David Burt, the Premier, said Ms Martin was a “Progressive Labour Party stalwart”. Move ...

Repairs at Darrell’s Wharf and the railings at Flatts Bridge are to be awarded to contractors next week. Other “shovel ready” infrastructure works put out for quotes under the Government’s stimulus programme are works on Artemis buildings, highway fe...

Bermuda might redefine its relationship with Britain in the future – but an alteration to the link with the UK is “not an issue for now”, the Premier has said. David Burt tackled the topic of going it alone in an interview with business publication T...