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Island MPs are set to get free rein to vote with their conscience on a proposal to kill off hanging and flogging in Bermuda, The Royal Gazette can reveal. The news came as the Opposition United Bermuda Party carried out a massive telephone poll of vo...

A top lawyer yesterday called for Bermuda to take a gamble on casinos to kickstart the tourism industry and allow ordinary Bermudians to hit a jobs jackpot. And barrister Julian Hall said Government should look at a Royal Commission on gaming on the ...

A Christmas crime wave can be avoided with precaution, Public Safety Minister Paula Cox advised yesterday. Ms Cox noted that a "marked increase'' in thefts from parked cars and cycle thefts had been logged by Police. And she added that drivers should...

A hi-tech reporting system will not be fully up and running for at least a year, Telecommunications Minister Renee Webb said on Friday. But Ms Webb insisted Government was treating the introduction of a proper method for keeping a record of court pro...

from the legal list of holidays. The move came after the Senate sent a bill aiming to mark the freeing of slaves in Bermuda by renaming one of the annual Cup Match holidays Emancipation Day. With Somers Day -- commemorating the 1609 claiming of Bermu...

A cut-off date for the last hand for hi-tech video gambling is on the cards, Premier Jennifer Smith said yesterday. And -- for the first time -- she confirmed further legislation would be introduced following the passage of a law in the House of Asse...

A war of words over questions to Ministers in the House of Assembly went into overtime yesterday. Opposition Leader Pamela Gordon accused Finance Minister Eugene Cox of misleading the public in a row over unanswered questions on Government spending. ...

of the House of Assembly. And the Opposition United Bermuda Party is gearing up for a major attack on the ruling Progressive Labour Party's record of controlling the public purse. The clash is brewing over the near $5 million third supplementary esti...

the freeing of slaves in Bermuda. Senate approved an amendment to the original wording of the Public Holidays Amendment Act 1999, putting Cup Match back on a legal footing -- a turnaround on a decision by the House of Assembly. Government Senate Lead...

equipment, more responsibilities and full-time opportunities for young Bermudians. And a major review by British Army Brigadier Simon Young of the Bermuda Regiment -- due to be carried out next month -- is almost certain to recommend a bigger sea-goi...