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Christopher Famous brought the house down with his maiden speech to Parliamentarians on Friday night about the meaning of true leadership. Members on both side applauded, cheered and stomped their feet when the Progressive Labour Party backbencher c...

The island’s incinerator will have to recruit four engineers from overseas to fill gaps in the workforce, the Minister of Public Works told MPs today. And Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch warned that the Tynes Bay plant would either need expanded or ma...

Government ministers will be required to disclose any hospitality they receive which could influence them, under new amendments to their code of conduct. Government reform minister Lovitta Foggo said the move comes in the light of the Jetgate affair ...

The International Business community will help middle school students with social studies and business studies as part of a new partnership. Education minister Diallo Rabain told the House of Assembly a new public-private partnership with the Associa...

The old police station building in St George’s is neither habitable nor large enough to serve for policing the Olde Towne, according to Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security. While there has been “much discussion around the relocation of th...

The need to educate other countries about Bermuda’s business reputation is intensified because of uncertainty in Europe, according to David Burt. The Premier gave MPs a report on his recent trip to Brussels, Paris and London, in which he met with Eur...

Obesity and diabetes could cost Bermuda $26 million in health insurance claims over the next decade, Kim Wilson warned today. The Minister of Health told the House of Assembly that this figure does not include indirect costs, such as the impact on o...

The Human Rights Commission has been invited to make submissions over controversial amendments to immigration legislation. The HRC and home affairs minister Walton Brown released a joint statement yesterday, in which they said they had held “candid a...

The Bermuda Government has retained 65 overseas legal services at a total cost of $24.5 million since 2013, according to Kathy Simmons, the Attorney-General. Ms Simmons revealed the figure to the Senate yesterday as she outlined plans to boost opport...

A group campaigning on immigration reform have joined the call to withdraw planned legislative amendments. The “Supporting Fair Immigration Reform” Facebook group expressed its concern that human rights would be undermined by the Government’s propose...