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A same-sex couple’s application to marry remains “under review”, according to Michael Fahy, the Minister of Home Affairs. However, Senator Fahy said that the Matrimonial Causes Act 1974 “makes it clear that a marriage other than between a man and a w...

Former Premier Ewart Brown has threatened legal action against Marc Bean for allegedly making defamatory remarks about him at Alaska Hall. A letter from Dr Brown’s attorney Wendell Hollis, addressed to Mr Bean, accuses him of libellous comments at t...

There is “no truth” to rumours of an attempted coup within the Progressive Labour Party, according to an Opposition source — but there are senior members unwilling to serve with Marc Bean as leader. While several within the PLP’s upper ranks are view...

Asthma charity Open Airways is “disappointed” that legislation providing stricter controls for the sale of tobacco has been delayed. The Tobacco Control Act 2015 was brought before the House of Assembly on Friday by Jeanne Atherden, the Minister of ...

The decision to include mental health under human rights laws has been applauded by the Bermuda Mental Health Foundation. “Amending the Human Rights Act in favour of giving basic human rights to the mentally disabled is simply the right thing to do,”...

Legislation setting out how casino locations will be selected has been put before the House of Assembly. The Casino Gaming (Designated Sites) Regulations 2015, tabled by Shawn Crockwell, the Minister of Tourism Development and Transport, details the ...

Mark Pettingill, the lawyer for a same-sex couple seeking to marry in Bermuda, has expressed little surprise that the Registrar-General’s office had not posted his clients’ marriage notice by the close of business on Friday, as required. The office w...

A report faulting government financing of the Heritage Wharf project in Dockyard has been welcomed by Ray Charlton, the chairman of West End Development Corporation. Meanwhile, the contractor behind the cruise ship pier has released figures showing t...

An open letter is being drafted for Members of Parliament by Larry Marshall, a long-time opponent of Bermuda’s conscription regime, in opposition to legislation that would keep conscription on the books. The Defence Amendment Bill 2015, tabled in the...

Opposition MP Jamahl Simmons said he was returning to his roots by taking up the role of Shadow Minister of Tourism in the House of Assembly. The Sandys South MP, who has also taken over economic development in this week’s Shadow Cabinet reshuffle, s...