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Government's Social Assistance programme. Director of Financial Assistance Olga Scott yesterday responded to claims this week that seniors are finding it difficult to survive on only a Government pension of just over $7,000 a year. Mrs. Scott suggest...

Telecommunications Minister Renee Webb yesterday called the Opposition's call for a Constitutional Conference a "red herring'' and a "waste of time and money''. Ms Webb was responding to Opposition Leader Pamela Gordon's call on Monday for a triparti...

Senators agreed yesterday there is a growing "underclass'' that is ever more divided from the rest of the community. And they called for measures to solve the problem of youth violence, including a return to older values and sociological surveys. The...

passed in the Senate yesterday with Senator and defence lawyer Mark Pettingill saying he had "difficulty'' with the Act's retroactive powers. The amendment removes a clause restricting confiscation of assets to just three years and creates a special ...

Bermuda's lack of a forensic pathologist in the Island until last year was highlighted before the Serious Crimes Inquiry. Solicitor General Bill Pearce took the opportunity to say lengthy delays in the production of some forensic evidence and the lac...

The shock news that Transport Control Department director Donald Dane retired from the post was confirmed with the appearance of an advertisement for the job in the Official Gazette last week. But attempts by The Royal Gazette to discover why Mr. Dan...

Shadow Home Affairs Minister Michael Dunkley has said Government was "procrastinating'' on making a decision on long-term residents. Mr. Dunkley admitted making policy on the issue would be a difficult one as not everyone would be satisfied. "At the ...

West Indian, Barbadian, and Jamaican Associations have formed an umbrella organisation tasked with presenting a united front. While the three groups will still be separate entities, they have appointed a spokesman for the Council for Caribbean Unity ...

Overcharged batteries are to blame for the release of toxic fumes in the Bank of Bermuda's Compass Point building. Fourteen firefighters in three appliances went to the entrance of the underground parking lot on Gorham Road shortly after 12.20 p.m. y...

Bermudian status will not be granted wholesale to long-term residents -- but security may be given to people with close ties to the Island. The news came as Government presented to MPs a report on long-term residents. A special category of nearly 300...