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Legislation which could see the Government raising an additional $12.6 million in taxes was passed on Monday. The Land Tax Amendment Act 2019, if passed by the Senate, will come into effect on July 1, 2019. This new legislation will see properties ch...

A contract between the Government’s communications team and a media organisation run by a former Progressive Labour Party MP raised questions from the Opposition yesterday. Susan Jackson, of the One Bermuda Alliance, called for clarification over the...

Britain will be pressured to sort out problems with passport codes on Bermudian passports printed in the UK, the Cabinet Office minister said on Monday. Walton Brown earlier said he hoped there would be progress on the passport problem, which has cau...

Smaller cars could be on the cards for the Cabinet to cut costs, the public works minister has warned. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch said that there was no need for the number of full-size sedans run by the Government. He added that downsizing effor...

Work permits could be fast-tracked for two companies in a pilot programme designed to tackle delays in application turnaround times, MPs heard yesterday. Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, said that some steps may be dropped from the ve...

Government ministers are expected to discuss the problem of belongers to Bermuda in the next few days as part of its effort to make changes to immigration law. Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, said a paper on the subject would help th...

A review board to assess the salaries of ministers and MPs is to be given an extra three months to finish its work. David Burt, the Premier, made the announcement this morning in the House of Assembly, as legislators prepare to start the Budget debat...

The Mental Health Amendment Act and the Proceeds of Crime Amendment Act won support from both political parties as they passed through the Senate yesterday. The revised Mental Health Act, which addresses gaps in the previous Mental Health Act, sets r...

The Attorney-General expressed concerns about the drug market in Bermuda yesterday. Kathy Lynn Simmons told the Senate: “The drug market is still very much active in Bermuda as persons who sought drug treatment, or have been offenders of the law have...

The Premier shouldered the blame yesterday for a deleted paragraph in a document that triggered Bermuda’s inclusion on an EU blacklist of noncooperative jurisdictions branded tax havens. David Burt told the House of Assembly: “This issue is one for w...