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British people who have lived overseas for more than 15 years are to be given the right to vote in UK elections, it was announced yesterday. The move was announced in the Queen’s Speech, which outlines the UK government programme for the year. The Qu...

A delayed report on the establishment of a minimum wage for the first time will be tabled in the House of Assembly later this month. Jason Hayward, the labour minister, was expected to bring the report, which will also be used in setting a living wag...

Legislation has been tabled to let the finance minister move the temporary suspension of payments by Government workers into their pension fund. The amendments, tabled on Friday, would give the Minister the power to retroactively shift the 12-month p...

A company owned by a Regulatory Authority board member has been paid almost $112,000 for IT services after the watchdog failed to put the work out to tender, The Royal Gazette can reveal. A public access to information notice on the Regulatory Author...

Legislators today slashed liquor licence fees in half in a bid to lift the spirits of a hospitality sector hammered by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Opposition One Bermuda Alliance agreed to fast-track the Liquor Licence (Fee Reduction) Temporary Amendm...

Legislation to pave the way for casinos was approved by MPs yesterday – but the Premier warned the industry would need to grow for the Government to reap its benefits. David Burt told the House of Assembly the regulatory requirements for the industry...

A $30 million loan guarantee to help pay for improvements to the water and sewage system in the East End has been issued by the Government. Curtis Dickinson, the finance minister, told MPs yesterday the loan guarantee was given to the Bermuda Land De...

Government had to pay Skyport almost $4 million last month after another quarter of low revenues at the airport, MPs heard today. Lawrence Scott, the Minister of Transport, told the House of Assembly that revenues at LF Wade International Airport for...

The finance minister today welcomed a “stamp of approval” from leading credit ratings agency Standard & Poor’s after it affirmed Bermuda’s sovereign debt ratings. Curtis Dickinson said the decision by S&P reflected government’s handling of the Covid-...

Planning applications have doubled year-on-year, according to the Deputy Premier. Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, this morning told the House of Assembly, that the number of planning applications reflect the state of the economy with the ...