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A solution to Bermuda’s banana crisis is in the works, home affairs minister Walter Roban said today. Mr Roban told the House of Assembly an “alarmingly high” contamination from mealy bugs and scale insects has affected the island’s supply of the fru...

Transport Control Department officers have received “verbal confrontations and unpleasant exchanges” from driver, the House of Assembly heard today. Zane DeSilva, the Minister of Tourism and Transport, spoke in support of TCD officers, who he said ha...

Cannabis use, cultivation and sale will be legalised if legislation tabled in May is passed, the Attorney-General said yesterday. Kathy Lynn Simmons told the Senate that the consumption of cannabis at home or in licensed premises would be permitted, ...

The Government’s multimillion payout on the stalled Caroline Bay development at Morgan’s Point was highlighted in last Friday’s Budget speech. Curtis Dickinson said that $182.4 million had been borrowed to date. However, Mr Dickinson insisted that th...

The One Bermuda Alliance Senate leader tipped as the party’s rising star has quit to pursue new opportunities abroad, it was revealed yesterday. Nick Kempe, who is also shadow finance minister, will stand down and move to Spain. Mr Kempe said: “As a ...

Legislation for the management of the fortunes of the super-rich was signalled in the Budget. Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, said the island aimed to court “ultra-high-net-worth individuals who require a different wealth-management model ...

A co-operative fishery was pledged $1.5 million towards its setting up costs. The cash — spread over two years — will be used to create a fishing industry base at Southside, St David’s. The project, to be managed by the Bermuda Economic Development C...

Independent MPs are needed more than ever to break Bermuda’s two-party political deadlock, a former campaign adviser has warned. Jen Pedro, who worked on independent candidate Christina Storey’s bid for the House of Assembly in the 2017 General Elect...

David Burt told an audience of about 85 young residents that he wanted a “smaller, more intimate” space to talk about his government and its priorities. More than 500 watched last night’s online forum, aired by the social-media group Bermemes, as the...