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The Bermuda Constitution of 1968 was crafted to “maintain the status quo”, even as it advanced voters’ rights, a visiting academic has said. Nicola Barker, an expert on human rights and constitutional law, is among the speakers at a conference on the...

The president of the Bermuda Union of Teachers conceded his union was to blame for a lack of meetings with the Ministry of Education. Shannon James said yesterday that the BUT had met with Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education and Workforce Develo...

Chief Justice Ian Kawaley’s ruling in favour of marriage equality prompted a loud round of applause from the public gallery yesterday, and an even more joyful reaction outside the courtroom. Campaigners who launched the legal battle against the Attor...

A family who fled a hurricane-devastated Caribbean island last year to find refuge in Bermuda are on their way home. Mark and Jeannette Forte and their three children were welcomed by the island after the British Virgin Islands was hammered by Hurric...

Patients with serious mental disorders will be given the opportunity for overseas treatment in specialised facilities thanks to the passing of the Mental Health Amendment Act in the Senate today. Junior Minister for Home Affairs Crystal Caesar said t...

Andrew Simons attacked the Progressive Labour Party for its approach to a wide range of issues in the Senate yesterday. In a speech made during the motion to adjourn, the One Bermuda Alliance senator declared “hypocrisy is real” in the PLP. Mr Simons...

The race is on today as the Progressive Labour Party and the One Bermuda Alliance do battle in the island’s first by-elections since December 2016. In Paget East, Scott Pearman of the OBA takes on Curtis Richardson of the PLP. In Warwick North East, ...

Gay couples won the right to marry yesterday for the second time in little more than a year, but the Government said it would appeal the Supreme Court decision to reverse the ban on same-sex marriage. Chief Justice Ian Kawaley upheld a constitutional...

Two snorkellers were saved in an incident at a Southampton beach last week, according to news organisations in the United States. However, a representative with the Maritime Operations Centre in Bermuda was not able to find a report of the incident ...

A woman jailed for importing cannabis to treat her seizures has been released on bail. Natasha York, a 41-year-old mother of two, was released from custody last Friday, four days after she was sentenced to serve three months behind bars. Lawyer Paul ...