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People injured in road accidents will be eligible to receive larger insurance payouts under new legislation approved by the House of Assembly. The amendment to the law will triple insurer liability from $125,000 to $375,000 per claim for cases where ...

The Ministry of Education’s headquarters has been criticised for a delayed response to a request for information about a settlement with a former Commissioner of Education. According to a decision by Gitanjali Gutierrez, the Information Commissioner,...

Two Bermudians last night described receiving New Year’s Honours as “humbling“ and ”astonishing“. Owen Ellsworth Simons was honoured with a Queen’s Certificate and Badge of Honour for services to music education on the island. Erica Smith, the execut...

A report on the status of Bermuda’s criminal injuries compensation system is set to be put before the House of Assembly at its next session. It comes after reports that the was “severely backlogged”, resulting in victims of violent crime waiting year...

Higher than expected Government revenues this year have been overtaken by pandemic-related expenses, the House of Assembly heard yesterday. Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, told the House that estimated revenues for the year would be $8 mil...

The Government is still working towards a 2020 Throne Speech pledge to extend an international convention on disabilities to the island. Tinee Furbert, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors, told the House of Assembly on Friday that the Mini...

Amendments to ensure that sitting Members of Parliament cannot sit on the Casino Gaming Commission were given the green light in the Senate. Owen Darrell, the Junior Minister for the Cabinet Office, said the previous legislation had implied that MPs ...

Reforms to help the unemployed find a way back to work were given the green light by the Senate. The Financial Assistance Amendment Act, tabled in the Senate by senator Arianna Hodgson, will introduce the creation of employment plans for the able-bod...

The Senate has passed legislation which will allow more long-term residents of the island to obtain permanent residency. The amendments opened a route to residency for non-Bermudian divorced people and unmarried parents of Bermudian children who have...

A massive surge in coronavirus cases should have been tackled sooner, the shadow health minister has claimed. Michael Dunkley said Bermuda’s Covid-19 figures had only recently shot up past 1,400 active cases, but that it was clear last month that num...