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The Incentives for Job Makers Act, approved in 2013, has been subjected to misuse, according to the Progressive Labour Party. The legislation was aimed at easing the procedure for key employers to obtain a Permanent Resident’s Certificate, in return ...

Negotiations entailed in the airport redevelopment ran up a tab of $4.1 million to the Government’s law firm, Bennett Jones. But Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance, said the bill would have been higher if a request for proposal had been issued for...

A long break from Parliament ends today for MPs as the House of Assembly reconvenes to debate legislation ranging from business to immigration and casino gaming. The introduction of the Land Title Registry, several years in the making, will be brough...

More than 2,500 people were signed up on Financial Assistance as of December last year, according to social development minister Sylvan Richards. In total, 2,521 people were signed up, of whom 2,171 were black and 324 were white, Mr Richards told the...

Michael Dunkley has told MPs that he first became aware of the deployment of helmeted police against protesters on December 2 when he saw images of them on social media. Responding to questions from the Opposition, the Premier said his opinion had no...

Prospective guest workers in certain categories must satisfy minimum qualifications before a work permit application will be considered, according to home affairs minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin. The qualifications apply to welders, automotive servi...

The Government’s fleet of cars has had 16 new purchases since January 2013, according to Francis Richardson, the Permanent Secretary of Public Works. Fourteen came from Bermuda Motors, while two came from the dealership Auto Solutions. The details ca...

Police were out in force at the gates of the House of Assembly yesterday as Parliament kicked back into action for the first time since November 25. There was little sign of protesters throughout the day, which came as no surprise given that legislat...

Opposition leader David Burt and the Public Accounts Committee have rejected an opportunity to view the Project Agreement for the airport redevelopment project, according to finance minister Bob Richards. In a statement yesterday, Mr Richards said th...

The Public Accounts Committee, which ordinarily looks into matters involving the public purse after the Auditor-General has filed reports, has resumed examining current matters, according to Wayne Furbert, its new chairman. The seven-member PAC yeste...