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“Significant progress” has been made to bring Bermuda up to an international standard for the operation of maritime functions, the transport minister said this morning. Zane DeSilva, the Minister of Tourism and Transport, provided MPs with an update...

Politicians are expected to take a stand against sexist online comments and a culture of disrespect towards women after an Opposition MP asked parliamentary colleagues to set an example. Patricia Gordon-Pamplin said Bermuda’s elected representatives ...

Seniors are expected to see an increase in their pensions after MPs backed a rise in payments. Legislators supported raising the amount by 1.4 per cent although Opposition members claimed the rate was “embarrassing”. Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of...

Bermuda’s chief medical officer is to be released from routine administrative tasks under new legislation approved Friday by MPs. Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said requirements for the job had included “wholly inappropriate” tasks. These inclu...

A surge in work-permit approvals emerged in figures provided in the House of Assembly for September through November. Work-permits applications suffered a backlog earlier this year, and the minister in charge switched on November 1 in a Cabinet reshu...

An Opposition backbencher has hit back at “insulting and disparaging statements” about him by the public works minister. Trevor Moniz said Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch had attacked him and the One Bermuda Alliance last month and accused the former ...

Many Bermudians plan to return to the island after completion of their studies in Britain, David Burt said Friday. He told the House of Assembly: “I was honoured to see Bermudians still very much connected to their home and remaining in contact with ...

Putting food on the table is a major worry for older residents, the head of an island charity said yesterday. Claudette Fleming, the executive director of Age Concern, said members had raised concerns over price increases in a recent survey. She said...

Rules to head off European concerns about businesses that might set up shop on the island in name only to dodge taxes were tabled in the House of Assembly. The legislation, tabled by Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, will require businesses ...

A more efficient Government could emerge alongside changes to the tax system in efforts to shore up the public purse, MPs heard last night. It was hoped a balance would be struck between trying to increase income while also cutting costs. Legislator...