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MPs on both sides of the House of Assembly vowed to stand united against the “bullying” European Union yesterday as they passed new rules designed to get tough on international business. Curtis Dickinson, the finance minister claimed the House would...

A new winter public bus schedule will cost less to run than the old timetable, a government representative has claimed. But the spokesman for the Ministry of Transport was unable to confirm how much would be saved. He said: “I don’t have this figur...

Legislation to address “major gaps” in Bermuda’s mental health system was tabled in the House of Assembly on Friday. Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said the Mental Health Amendment Bill outlined requirements for determining mental capacity, incl...

An attempt to drum up 100 jobs hit just over 60 per cent of its target, the House of Assembly heard last Friday. Wayne Caines, the national security minister, said that a jobs fair this year resulted in 61 confirmed hires. The jobs ranged from kitche...

International legal firms who set up in Bermuda will need Bermudian lawyers to tackle cases that involve island law under conditions proposed by the Government. Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, told the House of Assembly on Friday that the ...

The Government was accused of failing to carry out a proper consultation yesterday after a House of Assembly debate on a controversial Bill opposed by children’s rights campaigners was postponed. Craig Cannonier, the Opposition leader, said he was “e...

The Auditor-General issued a qualified audit opinion to the Government for 2017-18 after she ruled there was insufficient evidence for $10.3 million of capital development expenditure. Heather Thomas’s decision was revealed as Curtis Dickinson, the f...

Three people have been suspended from their jobs while allegations of abuse by Child and Family Services staff are investigated, the Premier said yesterday. Mr Burt told the House of Assembly that the investigations were at “various stages” and the r...

Amendments to update the Mental Health Act are to be tabled in the House of Assembly today. Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, will deliver a statement explaining the amendments, which were designed to tighten the legal definition of mental illness....

Children’s rights campaigners urged the Government yesterday not to push on with a proposed legal change that they claimed would erode the right of vulnerable youngsters to independent legal representation in court. Katie Richards, a family law exper...