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A new Bill designed to boost the economy could displace Bermuda residents, an Opposition senator warned today. Nick Kempe, with the One Bermuda Alliance, said that all the Economic Development Amendment Act 2019 seemed to do was “shift the shells a...

Residents were asked to dig out old photographs and records that help to tell the story of Bermuda’s Parliament ahead of its 400th anniversary. The milestone will be marked in 2020 and Dennis Lister, the Speaker of the House of Assembly, hoped member...

The Premier dismissed fears that some of Bermuda’s cultural hotspots could become gentrified as MPs debated a Bill designed to boost the economy. David Burt told the House of Assembly on Friday: “We can have economic growth and economic development t...

A taxpayer-funded cruise trip to Bermuda allowed the tourism minister to investigate alleged “hanky-panky” in the industry, he told MPs. Zane DeSilva said that technical officers insisted he took a trip from New Jersey last month that cost almost $4,...

New hotel developments subject to tax breaks can take advantage of further relief under legislation approved on Friday in the House of Assembly. The Tourism Investment Amendment Act 2019 applies to developments The Loren at Pink Beach, Rosewood Bermu...

Working mothers and their newborn babies will be able to benefit from more time together after MPs passed legislation to extend paid maternity leave. Women will have the chance to take 13 weeks’ paid leave after childbirth if they have worked at the ...

The Government has secured an agreement to borrow up to $200 million to cover the costs of the Morgan’s Point guarantee, MPs were told yesterday. Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, said that a one-year term loan facility deal with the Bank of...

The national security minister reiterated his call to either charge Ewart Brown or end investigations focused him. Wayne Caines told MPs yesterday that the inquiry into Dr Brown “has gone on for a long time”. He added: “It is time for the Department...

The tourism minister’s company won the contract to deliver sand to fill golf course bunkers after it submitted a bid 300 per cent lower than its rival, the House of Assembly heard yesterday Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch said Island Construction Serv...

Immigration legislation tackling the plight of mixed-status families has been delayed another time, according to Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security. The Bill was set for today’s order paper, but pulled after a heated discussion over the ...