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Legislation to ensure that the tribunal responsible for hearing human rights complaints was independent was backed today by the Human Rights Commission. Lisa Reed, the executive officer of the HRC, said the organisation welcomed the change which woul...

Legislation to create an independent Human Rights Tribunal were given the green light in the senate yesterday. The Human Rights Amendment Act 2021 is intended to give the tribunal – which hears human rights complaints – greater autonomy from the Huma...

Legislation to set out the framework for a more independent tribunal to hear human rights complaints was approved by the House of Assembly on Friday. Tinee Furbert, the Minister of Community, Culture and Sport, said the Human Rights Amendment Act 202...

Bermuda’s first casino is still expected to open its doors this year, the House of Assembly heard last night. David Burt, the Premier, said Hotelco – the developer behind the St Regis hotel in St George’s – had submitted a formal application for a fu...

A firm hired to collect outstanding debts for the Government has launched a legal action against the Office of the Tax Commissioner. Oarrs Inc filed a writ against the Government office on July 26, just weeks after it was revealed the firm had clawed...

Jason Hayward, the Minister of Labour, said the Government was committed to strengthen relationships with the island’s unions in the face of an ongoing dispute over decertification. Mr Hayward said in his Labour Day message: “Despite recent challenge...

Bus and ferry services ground to a halt yesterday after a strike over procedures for union decertification votes. A Government spokeswoman said Bermuda Industrial Union workers in several departments downed tools. She added that landscaping work at ...

The Government has moved in the right direction to tackle a backlog of audits of public sector organisations, the Premier has said. David Burt admitted that there was still a large number of audits behind schedule – but that the number had fallen. He...

The Opposition yesterday asked the Government to provide more information about a proposed National Health Plan. Cole Simons, the Opposition leader, said that the focus for the past 18 months had been on the Covid-19 pandemic, but that updates on the...

Changes to Bermuda’s immigration policy to open the door for long-term residents to become permanent residents have been backed by the Bermuda Employer’s Council. While Keith Jensen, the BEC president, said that while “the devil is in the details”, g...