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A plan to make it easier for people to stay on at work after their 65th birthday was welcomed yesterday. Age Concern Bermuda said the move was “in the right direction” as the island grappled with an ageing population. But the charity said it wanted m...

A sex offenders’ register is proposed under legislation tabled yesterday in the Senate by the Attorney-General. Kathy Lynn Simmons, also Legislative Affairs Minister, was given responsibility for child protection in the new Cabinet announced by David...

The Throne Speech fell short on job creation and economic development, the Opposition leader said yesterday. Craig Cannonier added the Government missed the opportunity to help people who struggled with the high cost of living and that small business...

The 53-year-old man who died after falling in the water on North Shore earlier this week was last night identified by police as Wyman Minks. The Bermuda Police Service said that foul play was not suspected and a cause of death was still to be determ...

A former union leader got a standing ovation as the Throne Speech was read yesterday after it was announced a new arbitration centre would be named after him, Ottiwell Simmons, former president of the Bermuda Industrial Union and a past Progressive L...

The contribution of Bermudian soldiers in the First World War will be recognised this weekend in Belgium. Martin Buckley, department manager at the Bookmart at Brown & Co in Hamilton, organised two wreaths to be placed at the Menin Gate in the Belgia...

It was ladies’ day as the Throne Speech blueprint for the new Parliamentary session was unveiled yesterday. Colourful dresses added splashes of colour as a crowd assembled on the lawn of Cabinet Office to hear John Rankin, the Governor, read the spee...

Police are examining a report that found a former Saltus Grammar School teacher sexually assaulted pupils decades ago. A police spokesman confirmed yesterday that the BPS “is currently reviewing the contents of the report”. The spokesman refused to ...

Tax reform designed to reflect people’s ability to pay is in the pipeline, it was announced in the Throne Speech yesterday. A livable wage, cheaper healthcare, lower power costs and more competition in the mortgage market to drive down costs are also...

A top business leader backed the Government’s Throne Speech bid to help people who struggled with Bermuda’s high cost of living. John Wight, the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce president, said the speech was right to focus on people caught in the gap bet...