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Changes to laws will offer increased public scrutiny on the introduction of emergency measures, the Premier said yesterday. David Burt explained that the Emergency Powers Amendment Act 2020 would clarify the legal position “to ensure greater transpar...

Young black people who found themselves in court often implied they felt like voiceless “pariahs”, the island’s senior magistrate said yesterday. Juan Wolffe added that, based on his observations of people who appeared in civil, criminal and family c...

An outdoor centre for people with special needs has announced its new executive director. Tina Nash, one of the organisers of the Third Sector Co-ordinated Crisis Response team, has succeeded Chrissie Kempe as head of Warwick-based WindReach. Ms Nash...

Two people were arrested after a $7.5 million cannabis seizure, it was revealed yesterday. Detective Superintendent Nicholas Pedro, in charge of the crime division, said: “While we are aware of the legislative agenda towards decriminalisation of can...

Backbench MP Jason Hayward was sworn in yesterday as the Minister of Labour as part of a surprise Cabinet reshuffle by the Premier. Mr Hayward will take over responsibility for immigration, financial assistance and workforce development, earlier spli...

Bermuda will move to the third phase of relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions on Thursday, it was announced last night, but public schools will stay shut until September. David Burt, the Premier, said the final details of the next stage of a return to ...

The appointment process for the Commissioner of Education post was “fatally flawed”, a lawyer claimed this week. Mark Diel, who represented veteran teacher and education administrator Gina Tucker, told the Court of Appeal on Wednesday that the Board ...

The death of an unarmed black man at the hands of American police officers has sparked a surge of interest in an island antiracism group, its president said yesterday. Lynne Winfield, the chairwoman of Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda, said the o...

Hundreds of laid-off hotel workers have applied to take money from their pension fund — only to find that they are ineligible for a $12,000 withdrawal option under emergency relief rules. The island’s hotel workers number more than 2,000 and most of ...

Residency rules and immigration policies are important factors for Bermuda to address as it grapples with the economic challenges and “existential issues” arising from the Covid-19 pandemic. This is the advice from the Financial Policy Council, which...