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A mother has described her gay son and his partner as “very courageous” for launching a bid to have Bermuda’s first same-sex marriage. Sylvia Hayward-Harris told The Royal Gazette it was typical of her son Ijumo Hayward to “not worry about public app...

A gay couple seeking permission to marry in Bermuda are highly likely to succeed if their case goes before the courts, according to a human rights expert. Lawyer Mark Diel said recent court judgments regarding same-sex couples in Bermuda showed the I...

A former United Bermuda Party minister has weighed in on the Bermuda Government’s $250 million plan to build a new airport, claiming the project is unnecessary. Quinton Edness, who retired from politics in 1998, said he had heard nothing yet from the...

Former minister Quinton Edness is calling on the Cabinet to launch an immediate investigation into the most recent findings of the Auditor-General. Mr Edness said scrutiny of the “litany of non-compliance with financial instructions (FIs) and related...

Government MP Mark Pettingill claimed yesterday that David Burt should “probably” resign as chairman of the Public Accounts Committee or at least remove himself from any hearings about the latest Auditor-General’s report. Mr Pettingill said Mr Burt’s...

Elected officials at the Corporation of Hamilton have yet to sign up to a new code of conduct and guidelines for meetings issued by Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy — and one senior member insists he and others will not be doing so. Alderman Carlto...

Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy has advised Commonwealth citizens with Bermudian status how to get a passport with the word ‘Bermuda’ on the front — thereby allowing them to travel to the US without a visa. Senator Fahy told the Senate that such c...

Shadow Home Affairs Minister Walter Roban has pledged to monitor how many Department of Immigration investigations are conducted this year in light of the new Government’s “get-tough” approach to work permit violations. The Department’s compliance se...

The new commission set up to save Bermuda’s ailing economy will dish out $20,000 to members of the public who come up with the best ideas for improving government. Businessman Brian Duperreault, chairman of the SAGE (Spending and Government Efficienc...