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A funding boost of almost $2 million has been awarded to the Bermuda Police Service to help swell its ranks. Michael Weeks, the Minister of National Security, told the House of Assembly today that $499,000 would be allocated immediately with the rema...

An MP campaigning to stop a medical waste incinerator in her constituency appeared to backtrack this week on earlier comments about when she first heard of the controversial facility. Tinée Furbert, a minister and the government MP for St George’s So...

The final sitting of the House of Assembly for 2022 promises to be a busy session for legislators - with items up for debate today including landmark minimum wage legislation

Cole Simons has insisted that he does not feel threatened by the deputy leader of One Bermuda Alliance, Jarion Richardson, but admits he may have “deficiencies” as head of the party. Asked about comments from Mr Richardson that he could do some thing...

Bermuda was “bent out of shape” by the shut down of Parliament caused by the failure of the needed number of MPs to show up last week, Dennis Lister, House of Assembly Speaker, said. The Speaker expressed “disappointment” at the situation as he agai...

The abrupt shutdown of Parliament due to a lack of MPs in attendance last week has exposed a clash of tactics within the One Bermuda Alliance. Cole Simons, the party leader, said it would have been better if all three available OBA MPs were in the Ho...

A new chief executive of the Bermuda Gaming Commission has been announced. Charmaine Smith, a Bermudian, takes over the role from Canadian Jean Major. Mrs Smith, who was chief regulatory officer with the commission, said: “We have an excellent team o...

The Government is to hold a series of forums for young people to share their views and give feedback. Owen Darrell, the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport, said: “We are committed to engaging directly with our young people to hear about the issues ...

The One Bermuda Alliance has accused the Government of deliberately picking fights with the UK in order to push through an independence agenda. Scott Pearman, the OBA’s spokesman on Legal and Home Affairs, spoke out after a Government senator blamed ...

The newly appointed Government whip has claimed the farcical ending to the House of Assembly on Friday was due to a “PR stunt” by One Bermuda Alliance. However the Opposition hit back, insisting the “arrogant” Government was not present in “grown-up ...