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Agriculture is being boosted with a community garden planned for each parish the House of Assembly was told this morning. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the public works minister, said the Government owned 38 plots of arable land across the island, ...

Bermuda’s Coastguard has spent 119 days of the Covid-19 pandemic on 24-hour readiness, the House of Assembly was told this morning. Renée Ming, the Minister of National Security, said there had been an average of 4.56 patrols conducted daily, with 10...

A prototype for the phasing out of middle schools was unveiled in parliament today. Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, outlined “sweeping positive changes” for a two-tier education system along with the introduction of signature schools. Mr ...

Bermuda’s deal for the airport development contained “unwelcome facts” on the revenue from the facility, Neville Tyrrell, the transport minister, said this morning. He told the House of Assembly that Skyport, the operators of the airport, had a deal ...

A failure to deal with the problem of ageing population will have social, political and economic impacts that far outweigh the cost of keeping seniors healthy, a senator warned yesterday. Ianthia Simmons-Wade said: “Supporting and encouraging health...

Most of the homeless people sheltered in the Government’s emergency centre over the Covid-19 pandemic are back on the streets after it closed, it was revealed yesterday. Kathy Lynn Simmons, a senator and the Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Aff...

Senators yesterday approved a special development order for an 18-home development and the creation of a 64-acre of conservation area at the former Riddell’s Bay golf club. There were no objections in the virtual Senate session to the Riddell’s Bay (...

Cabinet appointments announced last week showed a lack of direction as well as a failure to cut down on the Ministerial payroll, the Opposition leader has said. Mr Cannonier said over the weekend: “It is unfortunate that the Premier chose not to show...

Hundreds of comments were made on a forum set up to canvas opinion on the Government’s proposals for a regulated cannabis regime, the Minister of Legal Affairs said today. Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General and legal affairs minister, added tha...

The Government should ensure public access is allowed for future generations at the old Riddell’s Bay Golf and Country Club, Opposition MPs claimed. The House of Assembly approved a special development order allowing a project to build 18 homes and e...