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Responsibility for business development and international business has been shifted from the Premier to the Minister of Labour, the Government announced yesterday. A spokeswoman for the Cabinet Office said Jason Hayward, the Minister of Labour, would...

A three-year action plan to bring additional protection for Bermuda’s marine environment in partnership with Britain has begun to be drafted. Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, told the House of Assembly on Friday that efforts to bring the ...

A project engineer has been hired to consult on refurbishment works at Tynes Bay Waste-to-Energy facility, with work expected to take three to four years to “engineer, tender procure and execute”. Wayne Furbert, the acting Minister of Public Works, t...

A financial audit should be carried out after it was revealed a sole-sourced contract for Covid-19 services was given to a company owned by the Premier’s fintech adviser, the One Bermuda Alliance said tonight. Cole Simons, the Leader of the Oppositio...

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...