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Police will conduct roadside sobriety checkpoints to crackdown on drink driving during Cup Match weekend. And a number of Bermuda’s bar and restaurant are backing the bid. Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, announced the measure in the...

Senators gave their approval for the introduction of ATV tours in the West End. The proposal — which has drawn criticism from environmental groups — garnered support from One Bermuda Alliance senators on Wednesday. But James Jardine, independent sena...

Updated legislation to support the St Regis Hotel Project was passed with unanimous support in the Senate. The St George’s Resort Act 2018 grants additional duty relief for the hotel project, updates the development plan and clarifies public access t...

Amendments to payroll tax rules to tackle notional salaries were approved in the Senate. Justin Mathias, One Bermuda Alliance senator, expressed concerns the changes would negatively impact those in small and medium sized businesses. But the legislat...

A new tax will leave Bermuda’s least well off facing a “potentially huge bill”, an Opposition senator said this morning. The statement comes after the Payroll Tax Amendment Act was approved in the Upper Chamber on Wednesday. Justin Mathias, chair o...

Work on new bridges in the East End is under way, the public works minister has said. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch told the House that public presentations on the new Longbird and Swing bridges would be made soon. He told MPs last Friday: “Plans ar...

A perception of neglect at government properties has been traced to poor funding and “a lack of human resources and strategic planning”, according to Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch. Colonel Burch told the House that 59 vacant posts remained at the De...

More changes to the law on cannabis could be in the works, the Minister of Social Development and Sport has signalled. Michael Weeks said that more discussions on the island’s attitude to the drug would take place — with further liberalisation of the...

Parents will be appointed for two-year terms to committees working closely with the school system. Education minister Diallo Rabain told the House a Parental Involvement Committee had been meeting monthly with the Commissioner of Education to improve...

Members of the public will retain access to a St George’s beach near a new hotel development. The news came as the House of Assembly repealed an earlier Act to develop the new St Regis hotel in the Olde Towne, which had given “reasonable” access to F...