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An Act has gone before legislators allowing the Bermuda Government to retain half of criminal proceeds seized by overseas jurisdictions. The Proceeds Of Crime (Asset Retention) Amendment Act 2015 would allow 50 per cent, or such amounts as the minist...

Police benefits allowing 100 per cent coverage of health insurance should be reviewed, Shadow National Security Minister Walter Roban said, while affirming the Opposition’s support for the service. “If the Bermuda Government is serious about cutting ...

A slightly darker tint on car windscreens is to be allowed, along with the use of hands-free technology such as Bluetooth, under legislation coming to the House of Assembly. The announcement came from Shawn Crockwell, the Minister of Tourism Developm...

Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy was denounced at length by the Progressive Labour Party as thwarting a Bermudian worker from getting a job, as rancor continued over the Ombudsman’s criticism of the Department of Immigration. Deputy Opposition Lead...

Sick leave for public workers and its impact on service remains under discussion, Premier Michael Dunkley said after revealing lengthy spells of sick leave taken by seven Police officers. “I have discussed this with the Commissioner and he, like othe...

Demolition at a historic Tucker’s Town cemetery, faulted in an Ombudsman’s report last year, cannot be blamed on the Department of Planning or the Bermuda Government, Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy said yesterday. Senator Fahy said the cemetery h...

Inquiries into the fate of the dormant Salaries Review Board have gone unanswered, despite MPs continuing to debate the issue each year. The independent board, required by law to review the parliamentarians’ pay every two years, is last known to hav...

A Bill banning the smoking of electronic cigarettes indoors has been introduced to Parliament. The Tobacco Control Bill 2015 also seeks to ban the sale of flavoured tobacco products — excluding menthols — and, similar to moves elsewhere in the world,...

Regulations are on the way for the Island’s unmonitored summer camps, according to Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, the Minister of Community, Culture and Sports. In the meantime, the minister said, a “safe camp committee” is issuing parents with a “top ten ...

A programme that served 447 high-risk children struggling with antisocial behaviour is no longer in operation, according to Nandi Outerbridge, the Junior Minister of Community and Cultural Affairs. The High Risk Programme, set up in August 2010, also...