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Former police sergeant and activist Takbir Sharrieff has died at the age of 74. The brother of Philip Perinchief, the former government minister and attorney-general, Mr Sharrieff described himself as a “child of the Sixties” whose political consciou...

A controversial law change to give the Government more control over the gambling watchdog was backed by the Senate yesterday. The amendments were designed to empower the responsible minister to give policy direction to the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commi...

New legislation to let the tourism minister fire members of the Casino Gaming Commission and issue policy direction to the regulatory body was passed by MPs on Friday night. The Casino Gaming Amendment Act 2017 came under strong criticism in recent w...

Government MPs will get a free vote on a Bill designed to bring the independent Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission under ministerial control. But two Progressive Labour Party backbenchers told The Royal Gazette that the legislation, tabled by tourism m...

The deputy Opposition leader yesterday said proposed changes to gaming legislation would “pierce the heart” of Bermuda’s future as a gambling centre. Leah Scott added that the amendments, expected to be debated in the House of Assembly next month, co...

Critics at home and overseas continued yesterday to pour scorn over a plan to bring the island’s casino regulatory body under ministerial control. The Casino Gaming Amendment Act 2017, expected to be debated and approved in Parliament early next mont...

David Burt laughed off questions today about the Progressive Labour Party’s intentions to take Bermuda to independence. Members have publicly stated the Premier raised the subject at the party’s banquet at the Fairmont Southampton last Saturday night...

The Government will not withdraw its controversial plan to bring the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission under ministerial control, tourism minister Jamahl Simmons said yesterday. Mr Simmons, moments after Cheryl-Ann Mapp was announced as the new commis...

A plan to bring the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission under ministerial control has been described as “flying in the face” of best practice and a “recipe for disaster” by overseas experts. Industry insiders in the United States, including one who help...

Plans to give politicians power over Bermuda’s casino industry have come under fire from a leading international publication on gaming. An opinion piece in GGB News warned giving MPs control over the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission would open the do...