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The race to come in line with international standards has left Bermuda in a strong position, the finance minister said. Curtis Dickinson told the House of Assembly on Monday that last year had been a “transitional” year with a degree of uncertainty a...

Changes to speed up compensation payments to people who suffer criminal injuries and to boost cruise ship revenue have been approved in the House of Assembly. The amendments to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act and the Miscellaneous Taxes Act we...

Immigration legislation to be debated next week is only the first step, a town hall meeting was told last night. Colin Anderson, the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of National Security, told an audience of about 30 people that the Bill was focus...

Government is to review how the sugar tax was implemented over concerns that retailers had spread the impact of the tax across other items. Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, told the House of Assembly: “We need to have a look at this again. ...

The AXA End-to-End charity walk will feature an all-new event this year, and make a bigger cash donation to a school. This year’s event will feature an End-to-Middle walk from St George’s to Hamilton in addition to the End-to-End and Middle-to-End, b...

Past convictions for possession of small amounts of cannabis could be quashed, a Cabinet minister signalled yesterday. Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health who led the House of Assembly budget debate for the Ministry of Legal Affairs, said the policy w...

Hidden cameras on a nature reserve have recorded the hatching of another cahow chick, the second this season. JP Rouja, the Nonsuch Expeditions team leader, said the bird broke free from its egg on Nonsuch Island on Sunday with researchers, students ...

The hero owner of a scooter showroom slammed an armed robber to the ground and forced him to flee empty-handed. Nick Thomson, who runs ScooterMart on Lovers Lane, in Paget, said he took on the raider, who appeared to have a handgun, after he saw him ...

A farmer has urged the Government to ban importation of a controversial weedkiller over health and environmental concerns. Tom Wadson, of Wadson’s Farm, said it was “morally wrong” to allow glyphosate-based weedkiller, the most common of which is Ro...

Government could install green energy solar panels on several of its buildings, it was revealed on Friday. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, told the House of Assembly that officials had been in discussions with a company ...