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A slew of statements are expected to be made by ministers in the House of Assembly today, including updates on the Government’s financial performance and the island’s economic recovery plan. The Order of Business also showed that a tourism investment...

The cost of some food items has increased by almost 30 per cent in the past year, according to the latest figures. Statistics released by the Government’s Department of Statistics yesterday show that the price of some meat, fresh fruit and vegetable...

Tributes have continued to be paid to leading charity campaigner Olga Scott. Mrs Scott, who was married to former Premier Alex Scott, and died at the age of 83, was hailed by the Progressive Labour Party as a “formidable” woman who made Bermuda a...

The labour minister has hit back at criticisms of how the inflation rate is calculated, saying that the Government “stands firmly behind” the methodology used for the Consumer Price Index. Jason Hayward claimed rents, which account for one quarter o...

Amendments to Bermuda’s law for domestic partnerships will be tabled today in the House of Assembly after the UK Privy Council’s landmark ruling in March on same-sex marriage. Walter Roban, the home affairs minister, will address legislators on the c...

Tourism boss Wayne Caines has backed the decision to keep the Travel Authorisation form – but pledged that the process would be made less cumbersome. Mr Caines, who is the chairman of the Bermuda Tourism Authority, admitted that inefficiencies such ...

Bermuda’s high cost of living, violent crime, healthcare and education system were among the concerns raised by a grass roots campaign group this week. Members of Mobilise Organise Visualise Execute – Move – hit out at what it sees as a lack of effec...

Bermuda and Britain share a history of “pride and shame”, the island’s new Deputy Governor said as he was sworn in to the post. Tom Oppenheim, whose previous diplomatic postings included Moscow, insisted he wanted to uphold the Constitution as he was...

Independence may be the island’s road map away from racism, a former Progressive Labour Party premier has claimed. Ewart Brown said that Black people were still treated as second-class citizens in Bermuda and that racial discrimination was rife. But ...

It will be legal to grow and sell cannabis – if controversial legislation passed in the House of Assembly yesterday gets Royal Assent from the Governor. The Cannabis Licensing Act 2022 would create a regulated framework for growth and sale of the dru...