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Further amendments to the island’s economic substance regime were approved yesterday as the island worked to avoid a return to the EU’s blacklist. Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, said the Economic Substance Amendment Act 2021 was designed ...

The Minister of Education will be able to hand pick the deputy chairman of the Board of Education if a proposed law is approved by the House of Assembly. Diallo Rabain tabled the Education Amendment (No. 2) Act 2021 in the House of Assembly yesterday...

The One Bermuda Alliance this morning called on the Government to change its mind on preventing unvaccinated Bermudians who do not pay for the mandatory quarantine in a hotel returning to the island. Shadow health minister Michael Dunkley said the mo...

Juneteenth is one of the oldest celebrations commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, a military decree was announced in Galveston, Texas, informing enslaved people in the Confederate state that they were free. Today ...

An extension to the Public Health Emergency Act is expected to be discussed today in the House of Assembly. The earlier announced extension - which will allow the emergency to be extended for 60 days - is scheduled to be tabled and debated. The Publi...

Shortly before the Government said most social distancing requirements would end on Sunday, the One Bermuda Alliance called for an end to overly strict regulations against Covid-19. The Opposition said tourists were “hesitant to visit Bermuda” becaus...

Cole Simons, the Opposition Leader, yesterday called on Government to lift Covid-19 restrictions to bolster the economy. Mr Simons said the island is at a “fork in the road” and action must be taken immediately to prevent further social and economic...

Legislation banning “revenge porn” will come into effect tomorrow, according to a notice filed in the Official Gazette. The Criminal Code Amendment (Non-consensual Sharing of intimate Images) Act 2021 was approved by the House of Assembly and the Sen...

Government senators have been accused of being unprepared after they failed to take part in a debate on the future of development. During yesterday’s session of the Upper House, Lindsay Simmons, the junior minister for home affairs presented The Berm...

A former education permanent secretary said last night she would fight disciplinary measures taken against her by the Progressive Labour Party over her opposition to a proposed school closure. Ellen-Kate Horton, a veteran PLP member, added she had as...