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People who drive carelessly should be tested for drugs as well as alcohol, Independent Senator Joan Dillas-Wright believes. She made the assertion during the debate on the Road Traffic Amendment Act 2012 which passed in the Upper House this week. “Th...

Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards yesterday called on Government to pour resources into creating more private sector jobs to halt the decline in Bermuda’s economy. Mr Richards expressed alarm that the number of people working for Government had su...

A bill establishing the procedures to be followed to hold a referendum was tabled in the House of Assembly yesterday. The Referendum Act 2012 sets the stage for a referendum on gaming which was mentioned in last year’s Throne Speech as something the ...

Dame Jennifer Smith believes Government are winning the fight against the economic crisis that has triggered high levels of unemployment on the Island. Running for re-election in Constituency 1, the former premier said she thought Bermuda was ‘making...

A geotechnical survey was never undertaken at Dockyard’s Heritage Wharf because of the tight schedule for cruise ship arrivals, Government has revealed. Shadow Environment Minister Michael Fahy charged that the project had been “rushed”, as the pier ...

A debate on Bermuda’s drugs laws could take place soon as Government presses forward with plans to adjust punishments for certain substances, according to Attorney General Kim Wilson. And Senator Wilson said she has directed cautioning guidelines be ...

Three local vendors have won Government’s tyre contract in a move saving taxpayers $170,000, Premier Paula Cox revealed yesterday. The Procurement Office reached out to companies who may have been unaware that the contract had been put out to tender,...

Government is setting up a $500,000 retraining scholarship fund at Bermuda College to help people into jobs currently held by expatriates. The initiative will target Bermudians struggling to find work despite their experience in accounting, informati...