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A municipal election to fill a vacant seat in St George has been postponed to next month because of a lack of candidates. The election, to replace Lloyd Van Putten, will be held on February 27, with nomination day scheduled to take place on February ...

The Progressive Labour Party MP for Warwick South East has been sworn in as the temporary Minister of Tourism and Transport. Lawrence Scott was appointed to head the ministry at Government House on Friday and will hold the post for ten days while Zan...

The Government and Opposition have clashed over the management of the economy. Michael Dunkley, an opposition backbencher, told the House the Progressive Labour Party had done little to help struggling businesses since its election in July 2017. Howe...

The Corporation of St George is preparing for another municipal election in the wake of the loss of the third councillor this year. A notice in the Official Gazette published on Thursday announced that a special election would be held in the town on ...

Legislation intended to update Bermuda’s international business regulations was approved by parliamentarians on Friday night. The House of Assembly gave unanimous support to the Economic Substance Amendment (No 2) Act and the Investment Funds Amendme...

A slump in retail sales needs urgent action, the Opposition has claimed. Nick Kempe, the One Bermuda Alliance’s shadow finance minister, said that a change in approach was needed to protect Bermudian jobs. Mr Kempe added: “Last week we heard from Zan...

A decision not to release correspondence between the Government and the UK on the $250 million airport redevelopment project has been upheld by the Information Commissioner’s Office. Answer Styannes, the Acting Information Commissioner, said the docu...

Legislation to require non-Bermudians be enrolled in a pension scheme was approved in the Senate on Wednesday. The National Pension Scheme (Operational Pensions) Amendment Act will also allow seniors to withdraw up to 25 per cent of their pension sav...

Senators are expected to debate changes to the national pension scheme today to require expatriate workers to be enrolled. But the Government will be short a senator in the wake of the election of Jason Hayward to the House of Assembly. A PLP spokesw...

An application for the release of further communications between the Bermuda Health Council and the Chief Medical Officer about two prominent physicians has been denied. However the Information Commissioner has approved the release of one record and ...