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St George’s residents were told a Government announcement about the introduction of a new bus schedule could come this week. During the meeting, held on Tuesday night to discuss Government’s plan to change the municipalities into quangos, several mem...

David Burt rejected talk of independence yesterday as he asked the British Government to dismiss a report that recommended that British citizens resident in Bermuda should have voting rights. However, the Premier warned the stance on independence co...

The hotel industry backed a commission to set a living wage yesterday, but warned that “one size does not fit all”. Stephen Todd, president of the Bermuda Hotel Association, said the group recognised the need for a living wage and a minimum wage but ...

Bermuda may be more receptive to providing a pathway to status for non-Bermudians now the island has suffered the effects of a strained economy, says Craig Cannonier. The Leader of the Opposition was speaking after his party reignited the idea of the...

Bermuda is developing its capabilities to deal with “major cruise ship incidents” aboard a vessel in local waters, Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, told Parliament. Mr Caines was delivering an update to MPs on the island’s disaster ri...

The Minister of Health has defended the expansion of the sugar tax despite the objections of some businesses. Kim Wilson told the House of Assembly that diseases such as diabetes are a threat to the island’s health and the public purse. She added tha...

Government ministers took aim at the One Bermuda Alliance’s Reply to the Budget last night. Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, said that it was easy to simply call for cost cuts, but much more difficult when the human impact was weighed. Mr D...

The Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission is in talks with three locals banks as it attempts to get the island’s fledgeling casino industry off the ground, finance minister Curtis Dickinson said yesterday. Mr Dickinson told Parliament the commission is tr...

The Mayor of Hamilton warned the Government could be hit with a large compensation bill if it passes legislation transforming Bermuda’s municipalities into quangos. Charles Gosling was speaking after Walter Roban, Minister of Home Affairs, tabled the...

A committee investigating a clash between protesters and police outside the House of Assembly has been granted a three-month extension. The Parliamentary Joint Select Committee, headed by Progressive Labour Party backbencher Kim Swan, was set up in J...