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Public Works minister Craig Cannonier has come under fire for the cost of the North Shore roundabout project. Speaking in the House of Assembly this morning, Mr Cannonier said $728,000 has been spent on the project so far and the final cost is expect...

Parliament opens for business today after the Christmas and New Year break, with three items of legislation coming from the Bermuda Government. The Medical Practitioners Act, the Electricity 2016 Act and the Banking Special Resolution Act 2016 are to...

The Bermuda Government has unveiled plans to table legislation allowing civil unions between same-sex couples. But Trevor Moniz, the Attorney-General, told a public meeting last night that the One Bermuda Alliance had no intention of same-sex marriag...

Junior Minister for Education Leah Scott says the One Bermuda Alliance should consider a “staggered approach” to the granting of Bermudian and permanent resident status in the current climate. The proposal, announced this month, would allow residents...

Government is working to address the issue of crime, according to Michael Dunkley. While the Premier said the crime rates did increase in 2015, he said the increase comes in the wake of a historic low in 2014. Noting the recent spike in crime since t...

The 2016 Census is scheduled to begin in May, with a greater emphasis on online surveys. Speaking in the House of Assembly today, Michael Dunkley, the Premier, said the census will be run from May 21 to December 31, collecting information about the i...

New rights for long-term residents have been defended after Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda decried the move as one that would inevitably discriminate against black Bermudians. Lynne Woolridge, the chairwoman of the One Bermuda Alliance, respond...

Michael Fahy, the Minister for Home Affairs, has dismissed claims that a new immigration policy is designed to increase the One Bermuda Alliance’s voting base. Last Friday, Senator Fahy announced new measures to allow residents who have lived on the ...

The Progressive Labour Party’s by-election victory dealt good press to its leader along with a stinging rebuke to the Bermuda Government over the state of the economy, according to a PLP source. Meanwhile Glenn Blakeney, the former MP for Devonshire ...

Long-term residents will be given increased rights to apply for permanent residency and Bermudian status under new proposals outlined by the Bermuda Government. The move will allow residents who have lived on the island for 20 years to gain status, w...