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Two government ministers have been accused of using delaying tactics to dodge answering questions in the House of Assembly. The claims were made against Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, and Wayne Furbert, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, by th...

The Government should impose a minimum corporate tax on big business if it is serious about tackling the cost-of-living crisis. This is the view of Chris Furbert, the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union, who presented a case for such a move a...

Senators on Wednesday passed the final extension to Covid-19 emergency powers. Arianna Hodgson, the Junior Minister of Labour, Finance and Health, assured senators that Bermuda’s healthcare services had the expertise and resources needed to feel conf...

Handing oversight of the fuel sector over to the Regulatory Authority will help to prepare Bermuda for an environmentally challenging future, the Junior Minister for Home Affairs said yesterday. Lindsay Simmons told the Senate that the Act would prov...

A private school is celebrating outstanding exam results with almost all students getting grades A* to C in recent I/GCSE exams. Bermuda High School for Girls said 97 per cent of all I/GCSE grades awarded to BHS students this year were A* to C or the...

The president of North Village Community Club, which has twice fallen prey to break-ins, has pleaded with people to “leave our community clubs alone”. The club was broken into two times within nine days, with the culprit stealing bar goods and causin...

Laws designed to keep more money in people’s pockets were passed in the Senate on Wednesday. They included legislation that will make sure hospitality staff do not hand over payroll tax on gratuities, instant stamp duty relief for first-time homebuye...

A programme management office is being set up within the Government as part of its efforts to deliver universal health coverage, senators heard on Wednesday. Arianna Hodgson, the junior health minister, also told the Upper House that KPMG, a professi...

Legislation imposing more health and safety regulations on garage operators was passed in the Senate on Wednesday. The Garage Licensing Act 2022, which was passed in the House last Friday, puts forward a raft of safety measures to tighten up mechanic...

The Government should be careful not to give the West End Development Corporation unnecessary breaks for late paperwork, senators warned yesterday. Owen Darrell, the Junior Minister of Public Works, proposed an amendment to allow Wedco to submit audi...