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Bermuda’s first casino is still expected to open its doors this year, the House of Assembly heard last night. David Burt, the Premier, said Hotelco – the developer behind the St Regis hotel in St George’s – had submitted a formal application for a fu...

A “new course” for the Department of Financial Assistance will include a push to get able-bodied unemployed back to work and strengthening support for the disabled. Jason Hayward, the labour minister, spoke in the House of Assembly today as he tabled...

Legislation for long-term residents to obtain permanent residency in Bermuda was today tabled in the House of Assembly. Jason Hayward, the labour minister, said the Government was “acutely aware” of the sensitivity of immigration reform. He reference...

Premier’s Question Time is scheduled for today as MPs return to the House of Assembly after the summer break. David Burt, the Premier, will also deliver a speech on “moving beyond the pandemic” and Kim Wilson, the health minister, will table a fifth ...

A firm hired to collect outstanding debts for the Government has launched a legal action against the Office of the Tax Commissioner. Oarrs Inc filed a writ against the Government office on July 26, just weeks after it was revealed the firm had clawed...

David Burt, the Premier, defended the Government’s economic recovery plan and countered suggestions the Progressive Labour Party had strayed from its labour roots. Mr Burt called a spat over the summer with the pro-PLP activist group Move Bermuda “un...

Jason Hayward, the Minister of Labour, said the Government was committed to strengthen relationships with the island’s unions in the face of an ongoing dispute over decertification. Mr Hayward said in his Labour Day message: “Despite recent challenge...

An economic stimulus programme has created more than 45 jobs since it was launched last December, a Government minister said today. Wayne Furbert, the acting Minister of Public Works, released the figures at the reopening of the Elbow Beach steps in...

Bus and ferry services ground to a halt yesterday after a strike over procedures for union decertification votes. A Government spokeswoman said Bermuda Industrial Union workers in several departments downed tools. She added that landscaping work at ...

A free public webinar on access to information and freedom of the press will take place today. Information Commissioner Gitanjali Gutierrez said people can see the webinar, hosted by the International Conference of Information Commissioners, at 11am ...