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A Government senator challenged companies yesterday to introduce measures to tackle racial inequality. Ianthia Simmons-Wade congratulated Jasmine Brangman and Dynera Bean for organising last Sunday’s demonstration in support of the Black Lives Matter...

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly led tributes yesterday to civil rights hero Eva Hodgson. Derrick Burgess told MPs during a virtual sitting that Dr Hodgson, who died last week, “loved her family and will be deeply missed”. He said: “Since ...

Backbench MP Jason Hayward was sworn in yesterday as the Minister of Labour as part of a surprise Cabinet reshuffle by the Premier. Mr Hayward will take over responsibility for immigration, financial assistance and workforce development, earlier spli...

Charities mobilised as the coronavirus crisis developed and the British Government pitched in to provide medical supplies, the House of Assembly heard yesterday. David Burt, the Premier, said Britain had sent 15,000 PCR tests for the virus, 26,000 N9...

MPs paid their respects yesterday to “trailblazing” Stanley Lowe, a former Speaker of the House of Assembly, who died last month aged 82. Many said the longest-serving MP in modern Bermudian history, known for his fairness as Speaker, had ordered the...

Government could install green energy solar panels on several of its buildings, it was revealed on Friday. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, told the House of Assembly that officials had been in discussions with a company ...

An Opposition proposal to set up a Cabinet sub-committee to pave the way for an education authority is irrelevant, the education minister has claimed. Diallo Rabain added that another suggestion for the introduction of an assistant director for maths...

A calculated plan of action for immigration system reform is under way, the Premier said. David Burt told MPs on Friday that a “strategic approach ... is in train”. He added: “Its careful execution is critical to the success of Bermuda. “A work perm...

Work permit costs could be hiked as part of a move to encourage greater Bermudian employment, the One Bermuda Alliance proposed yesterday. Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, the shadow finance minister, added that an OBA government would lay the groundwork for...

An increase in work permit fees and a decrease in payroll tax could help Bermudians get into the workforce, the shadow finance minister said. Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, the Shadow Minister of Finance, told The Royal Gazette this afternoon that other ju...