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Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, highlighted the winners of government scholarships this morning in the House of Assembly. There were almost 50 awards made in a variety of areas of study. Among the winners were Taj Donville-Outerbridge, Ryan...

Questions ranging from the emigration of Bermudians to the island’s surging rat population were fielded by David Burt during Premier’s Question Time on Friday. Mr Burt took opening queries from Craig Cannonier, the Leader of the Opposition, on the “p...

Legislation to encourage superyachts to visit Bermuda passed with all-party support in the House of Assembly last night. Zane DeSilva, the Minister of Tourism and Transport, said the Superyachts and Other Vessels (Miscellaneous) Act would help to mak...

More than 100 pupils from Bermuda’s public high schools will attend Bermuda College, the education minister said today. Diallo Rabain told MPs that 109 students from the Berkeley Institute and CedarBridge Academy had enrolled. He added: “This is up...

Changes to the management of sex offenders in prison are working, the Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs said this morning. Kathy Lynn Simmons told the Senate: “Sex offenders who do not complete the required programmes during incarceratio...

A government agency which supports business start-ups has been given greater powers. The Bermuda Economic Development Corporation Amendment Act 2019 was passed by MPs in the House of Assembly on Friday. It allows the BEDC to form subsidiary companie...

An amendment to economic substance laws to be tabled in Parliament today was expected to mean companies that are tax resident elsewhere will be exempt from the regulations. The move would set Bermuda in line with other jurisdictions that also committ...

Ministerial questions from the House of Assembly on Friday, June 21 Question to Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, on plans for scholarships at The University of the West Indies Jeanne Atherden, a One Bermuda Alliance MP: “$35,000 is going to ...

The Ministry of Education will provide scholarship opportunities for Bermudian students to attend The University of the West Indies. Education minister Diallo Rabain said the ministry would dedicate $35,000 from its current scholarship budget to help...

Bermuda’s limit of one car per household should be relaxed to allow more people to drive minicars instead of motorcycles, MPs heard on Friday. Opposition MPs raised the issue during the debate over the Green Paper on Transport. Cole Simons, Shadow Mi...