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The history of abolitionist and National Hero Mary Prince is to be the focus of a series of events this summer. Lovitta Foggo, the Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sport, told the House that special tours designed to showcase Mary Prince’s B...

Improvements will be made to Port Royal Golf Course in advance of the first PGA Bermuda Championship in the autumn. Zane DeSilva, the Minister of Tourism and Transport, told the House that he would provide an itemised list of the work to be done on t...

MPs have approved setting up a commission to look at the creation of a minimum wage. Lovitta Foggo, the Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sport, said that the purpose of a minimum wage was to “protect workers against unduly low pay”. She add...

One person received $48,000 among government payouts to demonstrators hit by pepper spray during the airport protest of December 2, 2016, the House of Assembly heard last night. It was said to be among 28 settlements made in money drawn from the Roya...

A longtime child welfare campaigner welcomed a proposed law to improve protection for youngsters yesterday, but said it lacked a guarantee of funding for independent legal representation for vulnerable children in court. Sheelagh Cooper said: “I am v...

An opposition senator said he had still to get answers to questions he asked last month about an investigation into the Government’s child protection agency. Nick Kempe, the One Bermuda Alliance leader in the Upper House, said he had questioned why a...

Legislation designed to set up a commission to examine the creation of a minimum wage is to be debated in the House of Assembly today. The Employment (Wage Commission) Act 2019 is among six Bills expected to be discussed in what was predicted to be a...

Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, highlighted the winners of government scholarships this morning in the House of Assembly. There were almost 50 awards made in a variety of areas of study. Among the winners were Taj Donville-Outerbridge, Ryan...

A two-hour information session was held for senators two days before they were asked to consider wide-ranging legislation to enhance the protection of children against sexual abuse. They were invited to the briefing ahead of an “unusual” move in the ...

A former public works minister said yesterday that it was he who commissioned the report into the finances of a struggling sports centre — not the trustees who ran it. Trevor Moniz, now a One Bermuda Alliance backbencher, explained that he asked for ...