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David Burt called for a “chorus of unity” in the wake of the Paradise Papers yesterday. The Premier told MPs that he was confident Bermuda’s reputation would survive the recent revelations contained in the hacked documents. He said: “The reports of B...

Tourism minister Jamahl Simmons tabled legislation yesterday to give himself the power to sack Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission chairman Alan Dunch. The move came after Mr Dunch questioned the intentions of MM&I Holdings, the firm involved in a contr...

Legislation will soon tackle unfair debt collection, home affairs minister Walton Brown told MPs yesterday. The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act under development will cover cases such as credit card bills, auto and personal loans, mortgages and me...

Derrick Burgess yesterday insisted that there were no wrongdoings by the board, chair or deputy chair of the Bermuda Land Development Company when he was public works minister. The Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly said an Auditor-General’s re...

A brief session is expected for today’s House of Assembly, with legislators to debate the Contributory Pensions Order. The island’s recent turmoil in the wake of the “Paradise Papers” of leaked electronic files will be addressed by David Burt, the Pr...

Proposed legislation to replace same-sex marriage with “domestic partnerships” is a compromise deal, the Minister of Home Affairs admitted last night. Walton Brown said the Domestic Partnership Bill would grant a “raft of legal benefits for same-sex ...

The Premier pledged yesterday to “aggressively” defend Bermuda’s reputation after the release of millions of files that painted the island as a tax haven. David Burt said: “Bermuda is not a place to hide money. “In fact, you cannot hide money or avo...

Ousted former premier Craig Cannonier is to make a fresh attempt to lead the One Bermuda Alliance. Mr Cannonier, who quit in the wake of the Jetgate controversy in 2014, is to stand for leader of the party against interim Opposition leader Patricia G...

The Premier identified yesterday the 14 promises he claimed the Progressive Labour Party government had completed in its first 100 days. David Burt announced in Parliament last Friday that two-thirds of the PLP’s 21 pre-election pledges had been fulf...

Well, we have been presented with the Progressive Labour Party’s report on its first 100 days. I’m disappointed that not only were there fewer updates than I expected to see, but also that there was a considerable amount of spin. David Burt proclaim...