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Progressive Labour Party MP Tinee Furbert used her maiden speech in the House of Assembly on Friday to focus on enhancing the quality of life for persons with disabilities. The Junior Minister of Disability Affairs said disabilities were consistentl...

A new plan for public schools was unveiled in the House of Assembly yesterday. Targets include 75 per cent of all public school pupils up to recognised standards in reading and mathematics inside five years. School principals will be given powers to ...

The America’s Cup was a “silver bullet” that hit the target in time to save Bermuda’s economy, the Shadow Minister of Economic Development told Parliament last night. Grant Gibbons said the island’s economy would have continued to struggle if it had...

A “comprehensive review” of last year’s protests against the airport redevelopment project must examine the role played by then acting Governor Ginny Ferson, a Progressive Labour Party backbencher said yesterday. St George’s West MP Kim Swan said: “...

The old guard of the One Bermuda Alliance is set to be sidelined to make way for new blood, new party leader Jeanne Atherden signalled yesterday. Ms Atherden, Leader of the Opposition, said her party was in a transition to “rebuild, rebrand and reco...

Updates for health and safety regulations at the island’s care and nursing homes will be debated by MPs today. As well as the second reading of the Residential Care Homes and Nursing Homes Amendment Act 2017, an assessment of the America’s Cup is exp...

Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch urged trainees to make the most of their opportunities on the Skills Development Programme. The public works minister met a group of Bermudians on the programme designed to give them hands on experience and help secure ...

Tax transparency, hurricane relief and Brexit were all discussed by the Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council, according to the body’s official release. The JMC met this week in London to talk about a range of topics that affect the British ...

Wedco clients owed an extra $700,000 during the 2014-15 fiscal year, the House of Assembly heard today. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch said new tenants are now being subjected to a more comprehensive assessment as the West End Development Corporation...

Non-Bermudians holding British Overseas Territories Citizen passports need a visa to visit the United States, Walton Brown warned today. The Minister of Home Affairs told the House of Assembly the issue was brought to light after the spouse of a Berm...