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The high cost of living has driven people away from Bermuda, an Opposition senator reiterated yesterday. Dwayne Robinson claimed the expense of life on the island had contributed more to the population drain than the threat of gang violence. He added...

The history of abolitionist and National Hero Mary Prince is to be the focus of a series of events this summer. Lovitta Foggo, the Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sport, told the House that special tours designed to showcase Mary Prince’s B...

Legislation designed to set up a commission to examine the creation of a minimum wage is to be debated in the House of Assembly today. The Employment (Wage Commission) Act 2019 is among six Bills expected to be discussed in what was predicted to be a...

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...