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A programme to help families get on the property ladder is tackling Bermuda’s “housing crisis”, a minister told MPs. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, updated the House on the Bermuda Housing Corporation’s HomeStart progra...

MPs agreed the Government’s performance had to be improved as they debated the findings of a bipartisan Efficiency Committee on Friday. But the two sides clashed on the $122,000 paid to members of the committee, which the Opposition said should have ...

Long-awaited legislation to encourage superyacht visits to Bermuda has been applauded by the Bermuda Tourism Authority. Kevin Dallas, the BTA chief executive, said the Superyachts and Other Vessels (Miscellaneous) Bill 2019 tabled in the House of Ass...

The new-look Liquor Licensing Authority will work with the drinks trade to streamline the process and move towards a paperless system. Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs, said the new LLA started work in May but ha...

Legislation to suspend mandatory payments into the Sinking Fund was passed by senators last week without major opposition. The Government Loans Amendment Act 2019, along with the Electricity Amendment Act 2019 and the Bermuda Economic Development Cor...

Legislation to increase the mandatory retirement age for some civil servants has been tabled in the House of Assembly. The Public Service Superannuation Amendment Act 2019 would, if approved, change the compulsory retirement age from 65 to 68 for som...

Pension benefits for Bermuda’s war veterans are to be increased, the national security minister said yesterday. Wayne Caines told the House of Assembly that Bermuda had a “long history of military and war involvement”. But he added: “Unfortunately ...

Police were told to pepper-spray protesters at a December 2, 2016 airport demonstration outside the House of Assembly, a special report into the disturbance revealed yesterday. A parliamentary joint select committee found that officers were apparent...

Paid maternity leave could be extended by five weeks before the end of the year, the House of Assembly heard yesterday. Lovitta Foggo, the labour, community affairs and sports minister, told MPs that maternity leave would be increased from eight week...

A government financial advisory body will be exempted from public access to information laws if legislation tabled in the House of Assembly yesterday is approved. The amendment to exclude the Financial Policy Council from Pati was brought to the Hous...