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An advisory group set up in 2015 to help keep Bermuda’s economy on a steady course is to get its first review. An assessment of the Financial Policy Council, which will include consultation with others in the island’s financial sector, is expected to...

A former minister has said he felt “disappointed“ at the timing of his removal from the Senate by David Burt. The Premier replaced Ernest Peets in the Upper Chamber last Thursday – a move which came shortly after he lost his roles as Minister for You...

The opposition One Bermuda Alliance has criticised the Government for failing to listen to farmers before moving ahead with plans to develop a vertical farming industry on the island. The project – a key pillar in the Government’s Economic Recovery P...

The Government is ducking what should be top priorities in the coming legislative year, according to several senators. The claim was made during a debate in the Upper House today on the Throne Speech, which was delivered earlier this month. Owen Darr...

Bermuda must have a mature discussion about sovereignty that is neither adversarial nor has the aim of gaining political ground, David Burt has said. However, speaking during the motion to adjourn on Friday night, the Premier said that Bermuda shoul...

A former Jamaican senator has warned the Progressive Labour Party that internal division could see it tumble from power – as was the case with her own party. Imani Duncan-Price was the keynote speaker at the PLP’s Black Tie Gala at the Hamilton P...

Bermuda must have a co-ordinated plan for the “prevention, intervention and reintegration“ of violent offenders, the Minister of National Security told MPs on Friday. Michael Weeks was providing an update on a recent two-day community violence preven...

Amendments to lay the groundwork for a $16.40 minimum wage in Bermuda are set to be debated at the next sitting of the House of Assembly. Jason Hayward, the Minister of Economy and Labour, tabled the Employment (Minimum Wage Entitlement) Bill 2022 on...

A youth empowerment programme is being transitioned into the Department of Child and Family Services, it was announced on Friday. Tinee Furbert, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors, told the House of Assembly that The Mirrors Programme wi...

Legislation intended to make it easier to change the use of buildings was tabled in the House of Assembly. Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, told MPs that the Development and Planning Amendment Act 2022 would amend the Development and Plann...