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A government backbencher pledged to work for unity and equality in his maiden speech in the House of Assembly. Jaché Adams, who was elected in Pembroke West in the General Election, highlighted Bermuda’s long history of racial inequality that was bol...

A change to allow short term residents to rent some vacation rental homes for longer periods has been approved by the House of Assembly. Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said the Rent Increases (Domestic Premises) Control Temporary Amendme...

A range of changes to legislation designed to create a cannabis industry was yesterday put forward by social justice campaigners. Social Justice Bermuda wrote to senators as they prepared to debate the Cannabis Licensing Act today. The group said it ...

Premier David Burt last night refused to confirm whether he had held any discussions with the Governor on cannabis regulations approved by the House of Assembly last week. Asked if he had consulted with Rena Lalgie, the Governor, or any former Govern...

Two new homes were created last year by the Bermuda Housing Trust despite problems created by the Covid-19 pandemic, MPs have been told. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, said the BHT launched a renovation and conversion p...

A former Bermuda resident has come under fire for her use of US funds as the American ambassador to South Africa. The Washington International Diplomatic Academy, a diplomatic training organisation, claimed that Lana Marks – a luxury handbag designer...

A family has alleged that Government maladministration cost them land in Southampton. The Darrell family told the Commission of Inquiry into Historic Land Loss yesterday that records show they owned a section of land bisected by Riviera Estates Road ...

Immigration changes proposed by the One Bermuda Alliance in 2016 would have boosted the island’s economy, a former senator has claimed. But Dwayne Robinson, an OBA senator from 2018-20, said his party’s Pathways to Status immigration legislation was...

The Leader of the Opposition tonight denied that the One Bermuda Alliance supported the introduction of income tax. Cole Simons said that claims by David Burt, the Premier, that the idea had bipartisan support was false. He added: “I flatly refute Da...

Major changes to Bermuda’s tax structure are needed to reduce the cost of living, according to the Premier. David Burt said at the Progressive Labour Party annual conference that difficult conversations may be needed to create a fairer tax system – o...