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The Attorney-General will stand in the Sandys North seat for the Progressive Labour Party after veteran politician Michael Scott announced his retirement from politics. Kathy Lynn Simmons, also the Minister of Legal Affairs and a senator in the last ...

Education and the cost of living were among the priorities for two long-serving Progressive Labour Party members unveiled as candidates for the General Election yesterday. Anthony Richardson, 56, a senator and junior minister, and former accountant-g...

David Burt, the Premier, refused to comment yesterday on speculation that Progressive Labour Party MP Michael Scott has stepped down from politics. The Bermuda Real website reported in an opinion piece that branch sources said Mr Scott, the Sandys N...

More than 100 items of legislation have been drafted so far this year, the Attorney-General told the Senate today. Kathy Lynn Simmons gave an update on the work of the Drafting Office team of her chambers and said 31 Acts had been passed and 84 statu...

Senators approved legislation to offer tax and duty breaks to several hotel redevelopment projects. The Tourism Investment Amendment Act, the Tourism Investment (St George’s Club) Order, and the Tourism investment (Rosewood Bermuda) Order were all pa...

Legislation to raise the debt ceiling by $600 million to $3.5 billion was approved by senators this morning. Independent senator James Jardine said of the Government Loans Amendment (No 2) Act: “I understand the need to provide for that based on the ...

Bermuda College has no long-term debt, the Minister of Education told MPs. The news came as Diallo Rabain presented the 2018 and 2019 financial statements for the college on Friday. Bermuda College had assets in excess of $23.86m and total liabiliti...

A prototype for the phasing out of middle schools was unveiled in parliament today. Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, outlined “sweeping positive changes” for a two-tier education system along with the introduction of signature schools. Mr ...

A failure to deal with the problem of ageing population will have social, political and economic impacts that far outweigh the cost of keeping seniors healthy, a senator warned yesterday. Ianthia Simmons-Wade said: “Supporting and encouraging health...

Most of the homeless people sheltered in the Government’s emergency centre over the Covid-19 pandemic are back on the streets after it closed, it was revealed yesterday. Kathy Lynn Simmons, a senator and the Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Aff...