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Speed cameras have not been brought into service fast enough, the transport minister admitted today. But Lawrence Scott insisted near record levels of road deaths did not amount to a national emergency. Mr Scott said the Government was treating the ...

A crackdown on rogue landlords was triggered by a spate of “heinous” acts committed against tenants, the home affairs minister said yesterday. Walter Roban said some unscrupulous property owners had used strong arm tactics against tenants they wanted...

The airport’s strict Covid-19 test regime could be eased as hopes rise for a restoration of flights from Boston, the transport minister said yesterday. Lawrence Scott, added the Government was also considering whether to replace airport PCR tests fo...

A bid to cut antisocial behaviour and boost the potential for Bermuda’s youth has been set out in the Senate. Ernest Peets, Youth, Culture and sports minister, said the initiative would now be considered by a working group. He said the Government was...

Police have insisted they need extra cash in next February’s Budget to boost the number of officers, the national security minister has revealed. Renee Ming said cuts to police resources this year had been “unfortunate” and asked for a boost to law a...

The spiralling level of roads deaths is an “extreme concern” – but a Government minister yesterday stopped short of declaring the problem a national emergency. Renee Ming, the national security minister, added that driving behaviour could be a factor...

The $3.5 million overpaid in unemployment benefits over the Covid-19 crisis is being targeted for return, the labour minister has insisted. Jason Hayward said: “I know that the Ministry of Finance has a team working hard to recover those funds. “The ...

David Burt has defended the pace of constitutional reform after the same promises on changes in the relationship with the UK were made in two successive Throne Speeches. The Premier insisted that it was wrong to say very little had been done on the ...

The owners of the Fairmont Southampton will not have the redevelopment of the resort underwritten by the Government, the finance minister has said. Curtis Dickinson emphasised that no government could be expected to take on the risks of private devel...

A crackdown on gang violence is needed to shake Bermuda out of its acceptance of gun crime, the Leader of the Opposition said yesterday. Cole Simons demanded a tougher response from David Burt, the Premier, in the aftermath of a string of shootings t...