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Legislation tackling the legacy of racism in Bermuda will be brought to the House of Assembly, David Burt said last night. Speaking during the motion to adjourn, the Premier told MPs he hoped people fired up for action over racism would “not let this...

A temporary pay cut to parliamentarians was branded “window dressing” yesterday because the take-home pay for legislators would remain unchanged. The claim came after it was announced that MPs will have their salaries reduced for a year from July 1. ...

Lawyer Rod Attride-Stirling believes the issues raised by the Black Lives Matter campaign are just as relevant in Bermuda as they are internationally. He and his family, including mother Lucy, a former human rights advocate with Amnesty Internationa...

Bermudian schools are standing in solidarity with Black Lives Matter protesters on the island and around the world. Many schools will take part in a march along Front Street in Hamilton tomorrow to protest police brutality in the United States and in...

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly led tributes yesterday to civil rights hero Eva Hodgson. Derrick Burgess told MPs during a virtual sitting that Dr Hodgson, who died last week, “loved her family and will be deeply missed”. He said: “Since ...

Amendments to help Bermuda respond as fast as possible to marine pollution incidents were approved in the House of Assembly yesterday. Zane DeSilva, the Minister of Tourism and Transport, said the Merchant Shipping Amendment Act would allow him to gi...

The leader of the Anglican Church of Bermuda has branded the death of an unarmed black man at the hands of American police officers, wrong, tragic and evil. The Right Reverend Nicholas Dill, Anglican Bishop of Bermuda, said the death of George Floyd ...

Members of Parliament passed legislation yesterday that will mean a curfew can be imposed for up to a week at a time. David Burt, the Premier, explained that the Summary Offences Amendment Act 2020 was designed to “broaden the Governor’s power to ord...

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...