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Visitors to St George’s can meet characters from Bermuda’s 1775 Gunpowder Plot over the next few weeks. Several dozen men broke into an unguarded ammunition magazine above Tobacco Bay, St George’s, on August 14, 1775 and stole more than 100 casks of ...

A grassroots movement could spark the Cabinet to take the lead on independence if island-wide talks reveal enough support for the cause, political sources have claimed. It was believed that interest in a formal break from Britain had grown in recent ...

A charter of rights for seniors is a “landmark achievement” for Bermuda, the Premier said yesterday. David Burt said: “Three overachieving themes drive the charter we have signed today — dignity, rights and responsibilities. “As a society, we should...

No order was given to use pepper spray on protesters outside the House of Assembly during a clash with police in 2016, the island’s senior policeman said last night. And he denied an accusation that the gold commander at the incident had failed to an...

Progressive Labour Party backbenchers have called for a fresh discussion on independence. Walton Brown said the need for a debate had become more important because the British Government had forced social and financial policies on Bermuda. He told th...

Legislation to suspend mandatory payments into the Sinking Fund was passed by senators last week without major opposition. The Government Loans Amendment Act 2019, along with the Electricity Amendment Act 2019 and the Bermuda Economic Development Cor...

A Government MP claimed Belco should be nationalised during a Parliamentary debate about allowing ministerial approval over the company’s sale. Derrick Burgess, the Deputy Speaker, suggested interest in the power provider could be increased increment...

Delegates from 15 different countries came to Bermuda this week for the Biennial Caribbean Ombudsman Association Conference. Victoria Pearman, Ombudsman for Bermuda and outgoing CAROA president, said the results were positive with public sessions tac...

An international conference held to highlight the work of ombudsman and human rights teams opened in Bermuda yesterday. The conference included a panel of speakers who talked about the balance between strong relationships with organisations and the m...

Bermuda will host a conference for ombudsmen from across the Caribbean next week. The 10th Biennial Caribbean Ombudsman Association Conference will take place at the Fairmont Southampton. Events will include a panel discussion on “Strengthening Relat...