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Dark-tinted visors on helmets could be banned under new legislation that will be put before the House of Assembly. The move, which was announced in yesterday’s Throne Speech by Governor George Fergusson, has been welcomed by crime-fighting agencies a...

Access to medication for chronic illnesses is a vital component of quality healthcare, according to the Bermuda Health Council. While less expensive drugs would not end the suffering, they would make a difference and enable an environment where adhe...

Absentee ballots allowing students to vote have been proposed for the new legislative year. The Throne Speech promise makes good on a pre-election pledge of the One Bermuda Alliance, but the issue goes back more than 15 years. The argument for absent...

Opposition MP Rolfe Commissiong is urging the Bermuda Government to ensure the Island keeps up with global scientific and technological advances that have the potential to transform our workplaces and economy. Delivering a motion in the House of Asse...

A heartfelt address to Parliament by One Bermuda Alliance backbencher Leah Scott prompted comment this evening from the Progressive Labour Party. An occasionally emotional Ms Scott pleaded for collaboration and for Members of Parliament to “listen to...

A new schedule for a national census has been approved after what were initially strenuous objections from the Opposition. In a switch from the five-year schedule set in 2002, and last carried out for the 2010 census, the count is now left to the Pre...

The One Bermuda Alliance last night issued a statement of support for backbencher Leah Scott, who appeared to break with party ranks during Friday’s House of Assembly. A spokesman said Bermuda’s people wanted their elected officials to work together,...

A working group has been assigned to “frame terms of reference that will guide the process for developing recommendations regarding school reorganisation and possible closure”, Minister of Education Wayne Scott told the House of Assembly on Friday. T...

Sustainability impact assessments for Government policies, strategies, plans and programmes have been recommended by the Sustainable Development Department. Premier Michael Dunkley reported the recommendation while making a statement on the official ...

One Bermuda Alliance backbencher Mark Pettingill likened the Opposition’s Reply to the Budget to a children’s television show, while the Opposition deemed Government’s policy uncaring and overly reliant on taxation. “Our philosophies are clearly diff...