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Dark-tinted visors on helmets could be banned under new legislation that will be put before the House of Assembly. The move, which was announced in yesterday’s Throne Speech by Governor George Fergusson, has been welcomed by crime-fighting agencies a...

Bermuda does not have the infrastructure to support people requiring long-term care in a community setting, according to Claudette Fleming. The executive director of charity Age Concern was responding to the announcement in the Throne Speech that the...

Access to medication for chronic illnesses is a vital component of quality healthcare, according to the Bermuda Health Council. While less expensive drugs would not end the suffering, they would make a difference and enable an environment where adhe...

The Bermuda Government’s financial statements have received a qualified auditor’s opinion for the fifth consecutive year. Auditor-General Heather Jacobs Matthews yesterday released reports documenting the results of audits of the Consolidated Fund fo...

Absentee ballots allowing students to vote have been proposed for the new legislative year. The Throne Speech promise makes good on a pre-election pledge of the One Bermuda Alliance, but the issue goes back more than 15 years. The argument for absent...

The protection of children, seniors and the sick were all prominent features of a Throne Speech that promised to look after Bermuda’s most vulnerable people yesterday. Penalties for predatory sexual crimes against children will be toughened up, legis...

The Royal Bermuda Regiment was yesterday granted the Freedom of the City to march through the streets of Hamilton. The formal ceremony, attended by Governor George Fergusson, was held at City Hall after the Convening of Parliament and the Throne Spee...

Conservationists are continuing to monitor a freshwater pond in Somerset where two piranha-like fish were found. The red-bellied pacu, which are native to the river basins of Brazil, were both more than 50 centimetres long and weighed over eight poun...

Drug addicts and alcoholics will receive “efficient and cost-effective” care over the coming 12 months, the Bermuda Government promised in its Throne Speech yesterday. However, the pledge was met with a mixed response from the heads of several Bermud...

Veteran correspondent Ira Philip was last night recovering at home after being helped out of the Throne Speech on a stretcher. The 89-year-old, who was seated for the address, became unwell and was assisted by St John Ambulance staff. His family sai...