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House Speaker Randolph Horton has demanded that parliamentarians respect the rules regarding conduct during debates. Mr Horton said he’d met with One Bermuda Alliance Public Works Minister Trevor Moniz, Opposition Leader Marc Bean and Deputy Leader o...

Government’s claim that it is cracking down on crime has been met with a lukewarm response from the Opposition. Shadow Public Safety Minister Michael Scott argued that, while planned stiffer penalties for some crimes may deter would-be offenders, the...

Government’s payroll tax holiday for new Bermudian hires was approved by parliament last night but not before the Opposition decried the proposal as half baked, while applauding the Government for keeping an election promise. As of April 1, employers...

Sparks flew in the House of Assembly yesterday as Opposition MPs became enraged by a reference to last year’s controversy over the Bermuda Land Development Company. Public Works Minister Trevor Moniz kicked off the acrimony as he began his reply to q...

House Speaker Randolph Horton will continue to look for ways to enhance the independence of the offices of the Auditor General, the Ombudsman and the Parliamentary Registrar, despite a sound rejection of his preferred solution in parliament on Wednes...

Budgetary allocations for the Home Affairs Ministry do not reflect the new Government’s promise to get tough on employers who violate work permit policy, according to Shadow Home Affairs Minister Walter Roban. Mr Roban is also claiming that Governmen...

Fifteen work permits have been issued for the Heritage Wharf modification project, according to the Opposition Progressive Labour Party. Hamilton East MP and Deputy Opposition Leader Derrick Burgess raised the alarm in the House of Assembly on Monday...

Spending cuts from the Ministry of Community and Cultural Development were motivated by the need to curb administrative overheads, according to Wayne Scott. Mr Scott defended his budget which was met with harsh criticism from his shadow counterpart M...