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Legislation paving the way for the first pensions and benefits hike in five years for more than 12,000 seniors has been approved by senators. The Contributory Pension Order 2016 will take effect from next month and involves increases of 5 per cent fo...

Parliamentarians and senators have paid tribute to Johnny Barnes, who died in the early hours of last Saturday at the age of 93. In the House of Assembly yesterday, several MPs rose to express their condolences to Mr Barnes’s family as well as share ...

Taxi drivers are refusing to work this weekend after transport minister Senator Michael Fahy declined to take his controversial minicar Bill off the table. The move could have a serious impact on thousands of tourists, as the cruise ship Anthem of th...

The Bermuda Government has already spoken with British Government officials regarding the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union. But Michael Dunkley told the House of Assembly yesterday that the implications of Brexit remained unclear. Having alre...

The Corporation of Hamilton’s latest financial statements showing the city made a profit of just over $500,000 in 2015 have been welcomed by Mayor Charles Gosling. But Mr Gosling lamented the haemorrhaging of lost parking fees and the $18 million gua...

Progressive Labour Party MP Wayne Furbert has vowed to bring his rejected Human Rights Amendment Act back to the House of Assembly, but is now willing to entertain the possibility of civil unions. Yesterday, the Senate sent back the Bill, which aime...

The Bermuda Health Council helped to recover $700,000 in health insurance premiums in the fiscal year 2015 to 16. Health minister Jeanne Atherden also said the organisation’s efforts — in collaborating with insurers and educating employers on their o...

A bill that would let tourists rent minicars will not be debated in the House of Assembly today. Senator Michael Fahy, the tourism minister, made the announcement at a meeting organised by the Bermuda Taxi Owners and Operators Association last night...

The Senate yesterday rejected amendments to the Human Rights Act aimed at solidifying marriage as being between a man and a woman. Senator Michael Fahy, Senator Georgia Marshall, Senator Jeff Baron and Senator Lynne Woolridge of the One Bermuda Allia...

Developers have unveiled the first design images for the proposed redevelopment of Bermuda’s airport. The new steel and glass terminal building will be set back at the far west or Stone Crusher Corner end of the present runway and will be built on hi...