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MPs and senators were told they were on “a public platform” and should behave accordingly as part of talks in a two-day seminar with the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. Appropriate use of social media and conduct in the House of Assembly were...

The Minister for the Cabinet Office said yesterday Bermuda was not in a recession. Wayne Furbert added the bulletin of statistics for the last quarter of 2018 showed “some positive growth”. He said retail sales had been down, but that could not be th...

Minister of Legal Affairs, Hon. Kathy Lynn Simmons, JP, today issued AML-ATF Advisory 1/2019 about the risks in a number of jurisdictions arising from inadequate systems and controls to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. The Proceeds o...

In recognition of Child Abuse Awareness Month and Sexual Assault Awareness Month (April), Saving Children and Revealing Secrets (SCARS) and Centre Against Abuse (CAA) united to hold a join event Partner in Prevention on Friday, 26 April 2019. SCAR...

Changes to legislation to tackle the problem of mixed-status families will be tabled this summer, the national security minister said yesterday. Wayne Caines said: “We believe that by the end of this parliamentary session, we will definitely be able...

Craig Cannonier, the Leader of the Opposition, said the protection of Bermuda’s children had been discussed with Lord Ahmad. The British Foreign Office Minister for the Overseas Territories met with Mr Cannonier and other members of the One Bermuda A...

Bermuda will host an international parliamentary seminar this week intended to help lawmakers broaden their understanding of the legislative process. Dennis Lister, Speaker of the House, announced that the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association had b...

The Town of St George will have to go to the polls on May 9 to elect a new mayor, it was revealed yesterday. Kenneth Bascome, a former mayor, and George Dowling III, a councillor, both put their names forward for the post on nomination day after Quin...

Citizen rights such as the ability to vote are best dealt with by the Bermuda Government, a visiting politician said yesterday. Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, the UK Foreign Office Minister for the Overseas Territories, added that the extension of the rig...

David Burt insisted last night that his decision to sack Walton Brown from Cabinet and replace him with Wayne Furbert was “in the best interests of the Government” and was not because of a difference of opinion over the direction of the ruling party....