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An Opposition MP offered an apology last Friday after the Speaker of the House of Assembly found that he broke Parliamentary procedure rules. Michael Dunkley, of the One Bermuda Alliance, added that he would withdraw comments made a week earlier in a...

Legislation was passed by MPs on Friday to raise the debt ceiling by $600 million to $3.5 billion. Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, said he “reluctantly” increased the limit earlier to cover costs related to the Covid-19 pandemic. He told a...

Legislation to allow cannabis convictions to be removed from the record was approved in the House of Assembly on Friday. But Ministers warned that the amendments would probably not remove Bermudians from the United States “stop list”, which makes it ...

MPs have approved legislation to offer tax and duty breaks to several hotel redevelopment projects. Rosewood Bermuda, which recently underwent major renovations, and the St George’s Club, which is expected to get a revamp soon, will both get breaks. ...

Borrowers are to get greater protections, with rules governing lenders set to be toughened. Walter Roban, the home affairs minister, described examples of how struggling borrowers had fallen foul of questionable lending practices amid a lack of regul...

An international arbitration centre in Hamilton could be up and running in less than two years through a public-private partnership deal with an American construction company. Plans for the five-storey Ottiwell A. Simmons International Arbitration Ce...

A “huge undertaking” to produce fresh water and treat sewage will start with a $5 million project in the East End, the House of Assembly heard yesterday. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, said that the island-wide redevelo...

Bermuda must embrace the arts to help ditch its reputation as a “staid, boring and uninspiring” destination, the Premier said yesterday. David Burt, who added tourism to his portfolio this month, said a drive to boost film, fashion, arts and entertai...

Fifteen pieces of legislation will be up for debate in the House of Assembly today as Members of Parliament meet for the last time before the summer break. A Bill to raise the debt ceiling is among the items to be debated. If passed, the amendment to...

The leader of the island’s white-collar union hit back yesterday after a Cabinet minister attacked health ministry staff for a claimed attempt to bring down the scientist leading the fight against Covid-19. Armell Thomas, the president of the Bermuda...