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Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy defended his criticism of a recent Ombudsman’s report after coming under fire in the Senate. Speaking during the motion to adjourn, Opposition Senate Leader Diallo Rabain called Sen Fahy’s statement on the subject “...

A “thunderstorm” hangs over the House of Assembly as Opposition leader Marc Bean continues to delay a motion of censure against Speaker of the House Randy Horton. Mr Bean told this newspaper he had every intention of carrying through with the motion...

Demolition at a historic Tucker’s Town cemetery, faulted in an Ombudsman’s report last year, cannot be blamed on the Department of Planning or the Bermuda Government, Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy said yesterday. Senator Fahy said the cemetery h...

Inquiries into the fate of the dormant Salaries Review Board have gone unanswered, despite MPs continuing to debate the issue each year. The independent board, required by law to review the parliamentarians’ pay every two years, is last known to hav...

Finance Minister Bob Richards has met members of the European Union to address the Island’s inclusion in a tax-dodging “blacklist”. Speaking in the House of Assembly on Friday, Mr Richards said he had talks with representatives of the Organisation fo...

Opposition MP Rolfe Commissiong is urging the Bermuda Government to ensure the Island keeps up with global scientific and technological advances that have the potential to transform our workplaces and economy. Delivering a motion in the House of Asse...

Shadow Immigration Minister Walton Brown has expressed his alarm at the “flagrant violation of immigration laws” by a company highlighted in an Ombudsman report. The Ombudsman’s Annual Report for 2014, released last Friday, stated that the Department...

By Owain Johnston-Barnes Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy has accused the Ombudsman’s office of maladministration, labelling a critical report a “farce”. He also declined to name the employer or agent involved in the controversy, arguing that it wo...

A Bill banning the smoking of electronic cigarettes indoors has been introduced to Parliament. The Tobacco Control Bill 2015 also seeks to ban the sale of flavoured tobacco products — excluding menthols — and, similar to moves elsewhere in the world,...

Regulations are on the way for the Island’s unmonitored summer camps, according to Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, the Minister of Community, Culture and Sports. In the meantime, the minister said, a “safe camp committee” is issuing parents with a “top ten ...