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Legislation to modernise the Bermuda National Trust was passed by MPs today with support from both sides of the House of Assembly. Diallo Rabain, the education minister, launched the debate on the Bermuda National Trust Amendment Act. He said the BNT...

The Premier, Health Minister and Education Minister are due to have a press conference at 12.45pm. We will have live coverage and extensive reports.

The Governor and the Premier appear to be on a collision course over a plan for the liberalisation of cannabis laws. Rena Lalgie, the Governor, has made it clear legalisation of cannabis for purposes other than medicinal and scientific use, or some i...

The Government today admitted it has failed to work out the “magic number” for Bermuda’s ideal population size. Jason Hayward, the labour minister, said that despite talks with the finance ministry, ministers had yet to figure out a “ballpark” numbe...

The fifth anniversary of the December 2, 2016 parliamentary protest falls a week today – and The Royal Gazette will mark the occasion with in-depth coverage of the infamous event. That flashpoint in Bermuda’s history, when demonstrators blocked MPs f...

Bermuda is to take part in a virtual forum organised to promote good governance and strong oversight of public finances across the Overseas Territories. The event will involve key players from the UK and its Overseas Territories, including politician...

David Burt, the Premier, has paid tribute to a former Prime Minister of St Vincent and The Grenadines who died yesterday. Sir James Mitchell was leader of the nation between 1984 and 2000. Mr Burt, described Sir James as “a giant of the Caribbean re...

The Premier has been accused of using the Government’s cannabis policy to divert voters away from the island’s problems. Cole Simons, the One Bermuda Alliance leader, said David Burt and his Progressive Labour Party administration should concentrate...

Bermuda will lose an ally at the heart of the US establishment after a veteran congressman with Bermudian ties retires, a former premier warned yesterday. Sir John Swan said the decision by GK Butterfield, whose father was Bermudian, to stand down u...

Changes to Bermuda’s electricity grid will be needed to attract a range of new power technologies, the home affairs minister said. But scenarios being reviewed would not allow a new generation company to hook-up to the island’s present electricity gr...