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The white elephant flagship of the marine police fleet was a waste of money, the national security minister Wayne Caines told the House of Assembly yesterday. Mr Caines said the MV Guardian, which cost $1.7 million 13 years ago, had spent most of its...

Wayne Caines will make a ministerial statement tomorrow about the sale of the “white elephant” flagship of the marine police fleet. The national security minister did not respond to questions about the sale of the Australian-built patrol boat MV Guar...

Progressive Labour Party backbenchers have called for a fresh discussion on independence. Walton Brown said the need for a debate had become more important because the British Government had forced social and financial policies on Bermuda. He told th...

Long-awaited legislation to encourage superyacht visits to Bermuda has been applauded by the Bermuda Tourism Authority. Kevin Dallas, the BTA chief executive, said the Superyachts and Other Vessels (Miscellaneous) Bill 2019 tabled in the House of Ass...

The new-look Liquor Licensing Authority will work with the drinks trade to streamline the process and move towards a paperless system. Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs, said the new LLA started work in May but ha...

Legislation to suspend mandatory payments into the Sinking Fund was passed by senators last week without major opposition. The Government Loans Amendment Act 2019, along with the Electricity Amendment Act 2019 and the Bermuda Economic Development Cor...

Legislation to increase the mandatory retirement age for some civil servants has been tabled in the House of Assembly. The Public Service Superannuation Amendment Act 2019 would, if approved, change the compulsory retirement age from 65 to 68 for som...

Senators have ditched amendments to legislation designed to create a legal framework for ministers to appoint experts and political advisers. They passed the Premier, Ministers and Opposition Leader Personal Staffs Act 2019 after MPs rejected a rewor...

Changes to the management of sex offenders in prison are working, the Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs said this morning. Kathy Lynn Simmons told the Senate: “Sex offenders who do not complete the required programmes during incarceratio...

The Premier has accused the British Government of an attempt to impose “modern-day colonialism”. David Burt said that the Overseas Territories would resist efforts by the British Government to enforce public registers of beneficial ownership. He adde...