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Government MP Mark Pettingill claimed yesterday that David Burt should “probably” resign as chairman of the Public Accounts Committee or at least remove himself from any hearings about the latest Auditor-General’s report. Mr Pettingill said Mr Burt’s...

The practice of restraining or drugging people with dementia is a violation of their human rights that is “absolutely, completely unacceptable”, an international advocate for those with Alzheimer’s has said. Johan Vos, the deputy executive director o...

Government revenues rose nearly 5 per cent in the first half of the fiscal year while public spending fell. The Ministry of Finance today released its half-year fiscal update and said it was broadly on track to meet targets set in last February’s 201...

The Bermuda Police Service faces a substantial bill after the Supreme Court ruled that the human rights of a British policeman who was unfairly passed over for promotion were breached. Michael Harkin looks set to receive more than $200,000 in damages...

Members of the public are invited to submit nominations to be considered for the Queen’s Certificate and Badge of Honour for the 2016 New Year’s Honours. Government House and the Cabinet Office announced the next round of nominations should be receiv...

A few students at the Bermuda High School suffered minor injuries earlier today when part of the ceiling collapsed in a classroom, according to Linda Parker, the head of school. The fall occurred during a Year 8 English class, Ms Parker said. “As the...

Bermuda is bidding to host the annual Global Entrepreneurship Congress in 2018, the Senate heard this morning. The GEC has been hosted by Kansas City, Dubai, Shanghai, Liverpool, Rio de Janeiro, Moscow and Milan since its creation in 2009. “Future co...

Philip Butterfield has announced that he will step down as chairman of the Bermuda Hospitals Charitable Trust at the end of this year. Mr Butterfield, who has been at the helm of BHCT since inception 12 years ago, said in a statement: “I feel privile...

The Immigration Appeals Tribunal, an independent body created in 2011, will publish its judgments online commencing on Friday. The IAT had been left without governing regulations for more than a year after its creation, with 44 cases waiting to be he...

Fewer than ten garbage collection trucks were in operation on any given week during recent months, the Senate heard this morning. An average of 407 tons of waste was picked up each week around the Island. Details came from Lynne Woolridge, the Junior...