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Shadow health minister Kim Wilson has reiterated the need for laws requiring family members to care for their elderly relatives at home. Ms Wilson was speaking in light of the Bermuda Hospitals Board’s announcement on Thursday that the emergency depa...

Former St George’s Cup Match captain Wendell Smith has told how he turned up to hospital prepared to have a serious knee operation on two occasions only to be sent home due to a lack of available beds. And he said there was even a possibility that h...

Tourism minister Michael Fahy has drafted a Bill in the Senate to “eliminate the cumbersome and costly” administration process for hotels and tourist attractions to gain concessions. Mr Fahy’s Tourism Investment Act 2017 will also ensure that busine...

An increase in land-holding charges that had been due to come into effect this month is facing further delays. The increases, ranging from 5 per cent to 12.5 per cent depending on the types of property, are expected to be deferred until March 2019. ...

Spending on financial intelligence came under the spotlight during the Budget debate on the Ministry of Legal Affairs. The Financial Intelligence Unit has been allocated $1.6 million for 2017-8, up from $1.5 million last year. During the House of Ass...

The Sandys branches of the Bermuda Progressive Labour Party is hosting its Annual Week of Activities this month under the theme ‘Unity in the Community’. The week begins on Sunday, March 26 with a church service at the First Church of God on Sound Vi...

The Bermuda Economic Development Corporation has announced it is allocating $300,000 in funds for small and medium sized businesses looking to capitalise on the 35th America’s Cup. Grant Gibbons, the Minister of Economic Development, this morning la...

Fort Cunningham and Paget Island are to be restored to their former glory thanks to a project being spearheaded by the Mirrors Programme as part of its tenth anniversary. Incoming minister of social sevelopment and sports Nandi Outerbridge announced...

The Ministry of Education’s $126.9 million budget was approved in the Senate yesterday with no objections. The three budget sections approved under the ministry covered the Ministry of Education headquarters [$2,414,000], the Department of Education...

Listening to and acting on input will be essential components for a meaningful community-led plan for Bermuda’s public education system, according to stakeholders. Education minister Cole Simons last week announced an initiative in the House of Asse...