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Unaddressed inefficiencies in the Civil Service mean that it continues to spend millions of taxpayer dollars unnecessarily, according to the former chairman of the Sage Commission. “Bermuda would be better served if the Civil Service had proper acco...

Junior home affairs minister Sylvan Richards detailed the 2016-17 Budget for the Department of Workforce Development, but left no time for debate. While 2½ hours were scheduled for the debate, Mr Richards used the entirety of the time allotted to del...

The Bermuda Chamber of Commerce has weighed in on Pathways to Status, stating that it supports the legislation. However, president John Wight said “simultaneous” efforts must also be made to address the social needs of the community. “With the Chamb...

Former Cabinet Minister Derrick Burgess has accused the Auditor-General of bias, unfairness, carelessness and inaccuracy in his official response to the damning report she released last year. Mr Burgess has been silent since the 315-page report into ...

The Human Rights Commission, accused in Parliament of taking a “narrow” focus on same-sex marriage, called the comments “disheartening”. The response, from HRC chairwoman Tawana Tannock, followed remarks in the House of Assembly given by Marc Bean, w...

Controversial legislation calling for a referendum on the issue of same-sex marriage is set to be debated today as MPs return to Parliament. Tabled last Friday by Michael Dunkley, the Premier, the Bill will also put to the public whether they are in ...

Where in the world can a same-sex couple get married? Not in Bermuda — yet. But elsewhere in plenty of places in the West, same-sex marriage is already on the statute books and many other countries are actively considering whether to include it. Last...

Patricia Gordon-Pamplin has told MPs how she was “beaten for breakfast, dinner, lunch and tea” by her ex-husband. The Minister of Community, Culture and Sport spoke of her experiences as a young woman during a debate on setting up a joint select com...

The chairman of the Commission of Inquiry could be paid $700 per day in addition to expenses, Michael Dunkley told the House of Assembly. Meanwhile, the three other members investigating how taxpayers’ money was handled under the former Progressive L...

Parliament protester Enda Matthie, who is on a “hunger strike” outside Sessions House to draw legislators’ attention to the plight of ordinary Bermudians, was joined overnight and yesterday by supporters. Ms Matthie, who told The Royal Gazette she h...