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A charity for the blind yesterday hit out after vandals damaged more than 20 pedestrian-controlled crossings in Hamilton – an action the city engineer warned had put lives at risk. Theresa Hall, the executive director of Vision Bermuda, agreed the va...

Legislation to ensure that the tribunal responsible for hearing human rights complaints was independent was backed today by the Human Rights Commission. Lisa Reed, the executive officer of the HRC, said the organisation welcomed the change which woul...

Senators are expected to sit for a short session tomorrow when the Upper House resumes after the summer break. There are just two bills on the order paper – the Human Rights Amendment Act 2021, and the Marine & Ports Services Amendment Act. The human...

Legislation to set out the framework for a more independent tribunal to hear human rights complaints was approved by the House of Assembly on Friday. Tinee Furbert, the Minister of Community, Culture and Sport, said the Human Rights Amendment Act 202...

A team of health professionals working with the intellectually disabled has moved to new offices. The Community Intellectual Disability Team – which provides a range of services for intellectual disability clients and their families at home – was pr...

A solar firm aimed at making green energy affordable for low-income residents has won approval from the Regulatory Authority, a year and a half after the watchdog accused them of breaking the law. But Greenlight Energy said the island’s regulations o...

Sophia Cannonier and her husband Michael Watson reappeared in Magistrates’ Court yesterday and denied additional charges of breaching the Government’s Covid-19 quarantine regulations. Ms Cannonier, 53, and Mr Watson, 46, were charged with refusing to...

The Department of Energy has launched a new public survey to collect information about the public interest in solar energy. Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, encouraged the public to complete the online survey to help the Government design ...

A team of medics has been formed to support those with intellectual disabilities and their families at home. The Community Intellectual Disabilities Team consists of nurses and therapists who work together to meet the needs of the clients and their f...

An extra two years will added to the Government’s five-year financial assistance for the island’s able bodied unemployed, under legislation tabled on Friday. Jason Hayward, the labour minister, said changes would be retroactive to cover payments sinc...