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An Opposition MP claimed yesterday that $175,000 spent by Government on an unused office in Washington DC could instead have funded schools or pensions. Michael Dunkley, a former One Bermuda Alliance premier, started to “phase out” use of the office ...

Opportunities existed for Bermuda despite tough new rules designed to crack down on international business, senators said yesterday. Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs, said that although Bermuda was at the “top en...

Six further members of watchdog groups to scrutinise public spending were announced in the Senate yesterday. Members of the Upper House will join MPs in three parliamentary oversight committees to hold ministers and their departments to account in an...

Three watchdog groups to scrutinise public spending will start work in the new year, the Speaker of the House of Assembly said. The Parliamentary Oversight Committees will hold ministers and their departments to account in an effort to get value for ...

An education campaign will be rolled out to help local companies understand their responsibilities under new “economic substance” laws. Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, admitted work was needed to make sure people know what they must do to ...

Children’s rights campaigners urged the Government yesterday not to push on with a proposed legal change that they claimed would erode the right of vulnerable youngsters to independent legal representation in court. Katie Richards, a family law exper...

The Royal Bermuda Regiment plans to offer learning credits for soldiers to enhance their training. Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, announced the move as he updated the House of Assembly on the Regiment’s activities. He said the credi...

Loan sharks have worsened the problems of people in financial difficulty, the House of Assembly heard. Wayne Furbert, the junior finance minister, said he knew of cases where $10,000 loans become $66,000 debts in just a year, and that action was need...

The Centre Against Abuse has praised legislation that ensures the monitoring of sex offenders after their release from prison. However, the charity said she hoped there would be a provision to notify victims of any appeals, probations or parole heari...

The new Minister of Finance is to outline refinancing part of the Government’s $2.42 billion debt in the House of Assembly today. Curtis Dickinson is said to have secured a deal at a favourable rate of interest as one of his first acts as minister. Z...