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Pathways to Status immigration legislation is set to be tabled in the House of Assembly today, according to Michael Fahy. The controversial legislation, which has sparked multiple protests since it was first announced last month, would create new pat...

The public consultation period regarding the school reorganisation report is set to be extended, according to education minister Wayne Scott. The deadline for parents and other stakeholders to submit responses to the report and recommendations for th...

Community minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin has tabled draft legislation which would allow the creation of same-sex unions in Bermuda. The consultative legislation comes two weeks after legislation was tabled which would specify marriage being between...

The Bermuda Tourism Authority has been given a $1 million boost. While the BTA was allotted a total of $21.7 million in last year’s Budget, that figure has been increased to $22.7 million. The Government has also doubled the Tourism Authority Fee, wh...

More than $1.8 billion will be spent from public and private funds in infrastructure projects over the next five years, according to the 2016-17 Budget statement. Among the items listed in the statement are the controversial $250 million airport rede...

David Burt, the Shadow Minister of Finance, has warned that local businesses will end up closing as a result of the tax increases contained in the Budget. Speaking shortly after the conclusion of the 2016-17 Budget statement by Bob Richards, the Mini...

Michael Fahy continued to defend the controversial plan to create new pathways to Bermudian status, calling it morally and economically the right move. The proposal came under fire again in the Senate yesterday morning with Progressive Labour Party s...

An increase in tax revenue to help tackle the national debt could be included in the upcoming Budget, according to economist and lecturer Craig Simmons. While Mr Simmons said that the island’s economic recovery does appear to be gaining momentum in s...

The number of students transferring out of public schools is increasing year-on-year, according to recently released figures. Transfers of both primary and middle school students have been rising since 2012, said Minister of Education Wayne Scott, in...

Protesters chanted their opposition to immigration reform as the House of Assembly reopened yesterday after the Christmas break. Moments after new Progressive Labour Party MP Diallo Rabain was sworn in, a crowd of people in the viewing gallery stood ...