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recover from its currents slump. And Sen. Walwyn Hughes is urging Government not to spend too much time and money "chasing something that is not attainable. "There are some concerns moving forward and tourism is one of those,'' he said. "We have got ...

territories such as Bermuda protect their eco-systems. In addition to assistance with immediate environmental issues, it will ensure Bermuda's interests are represented in international agreements. But the Bermuda Government will not have the charter...

according to a Government Senator. Sen. Michael Scott (PLP) told the Upper House yesterday that the PLP Government also had a chance to make Bermuda a world leader in electronic commerce. But he said the real focus was on tourism, as Senators debated...

A bid by Britain to enforce human rights and tougher financial regulations in its Overseas Territories was yesterday slammed by the UK Opposition. Conservative Shadow Foreign Secretary Michael Howard said European human rights legislation should not ...

Bermuda in the White Paper on the dependent territories. Bermudians are being offered British passports, without reciprocal rights for British citizens to live or work on the Island. Britain will also require Bermuda to meet social and financial requ...

Premier Jennifer Smith yesterday welcomed the UK's commitment to "a new partnership'' with Bermuda and its other Overseas Territories. And she said: "A preliminary perusal of the White Paper reveals that there is nothing threatening to Bermuda. "We i...

Territories, Opposition Leader Pamela Gordon said last night. And she said -- no matter what the British view -- an offer of full citizenship could not be divorced from the UK insistence on tough laws to beat white-collar crime and human rights legis...

Government has put a deal on the table to the potential developers in a bid to get the long-delayed Morgan's Point resort project underway. Development, Opportunities and Government Services Minister Terry Lister yesterday expressed confidence that n...

spending proposals. In a debate on the Budget in the Upper House yesterday, both Senate Opposition Leader Maxwell Burgess and UBP Sen. Kim Swan ridiculed the Government for failing to deliver pre-election promises. And even Independent Sen. Walwyn Hu...

that will bring the boom down on dodgy practices in Bermuda's marketplace. Development, Opportunities and Government Services Minister Terry Lister yesterday said he was currently reviewing the draft of proposed consumer protection legislation. He ex...