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Government has confirmed that it is acting as guarantor for a controversial loan to fund an energy-saving project at the National Sports Centre. In the House of Assembly on Friday, Curtis Dickinson, the finance minister, confirmed that Government had...

A review of the island’s litigation guardian system – to represent children in court – has begun in collaboration with the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Tinee Furbert, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors, told the House of Assembly o...

Unemployed people will be able to claim financial assistance from government for up to seven years under changes agreed by MPs on Friday. Legislators raised the cap on the amount of time people can claim financial assistance from five years to seven ...

Skyport was paid almost $7.6 million this week as part of the latest payout over the airport’s minimum revenue guarantee. Lawrence Scott, the Minister of Transport, told MPs that the Bermuda Airport Authority had now made four payments to the develop...

Urgent action is needed to refurbish ageing equipment at Tynes Bay, the House of Assembly heard yesterday. Diallo Rabain, speaking on behalf of the Minister of Public Works, said: “Many of you may recall that the plant is now over 25 years old and ha...

The Cup Match Classic, set to go ahead after being cancelled last year, will be the first with Mary Prince Day to coincide with the cricket. Rolfe Commissiong, the former Progressive Labour Party MP who championed the renaming, said seeing the match ...

Government says a company hired to claw back millions of dollars of unpaid land tax is not a debt collector and is therefore exempted from regulatory legislation. Oarrs Inc, which is not licensed as a debt collector and so would not be permitted to o...

Opposition MP Craig Cannonier is calling on Government to provide details of the controversial $3.2 million contract to install solar panels at the National Sports Centre. The contract was finally awarded to contractor Atlantic Energy Solutions Group...

Legislation to formally extend the Covid-19 public health emergency to the end of September is expected to be debated in the House of Assembly today. The Public Health (Covid-19) Emergency Extension (No. 4) Order 2021, tabled in the House last week, ...

Government’s short term economic stimulus plan will provide affordable homes as well as jobs, according to a Government Minister. David Burch, the minister for public works said that $1.6 million was being spent on renovating 17 Bermuda Housing Corpo...