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A pilot project to provide members of the public with trash bins is in the pipeline. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works made the announcement during his Statement in the House of Assembly last Friday. The trash-bin scheme w...

Repair work on schools this summer will cost an additional $3 million, the minister of public works said yesterday. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch said the works kicked off immediately after the end of the school year and were in “full swing”. He s...

“Enhanced security protocols” have uncovered contraband in the island’s Corrections facilities, according to Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security. Mr Caines added that a Corrections officer had sustained minor injuries as a result of a rec...

A commission to investigate the island’s history of “land grabs” could still take place years after it was controversially turned down. Walton Brown, the Minister of Home Affairs, told The Royal Gazette that a Commission of Inquiry into the issue rem...

David Burt, the Premier, took aim at the Opposition after an online report found the One Bermuda Alliance requested and received voter information in 2012. Mr Burt said in the House of Assembly last Friday that the OBA should not make “foolish press ...

Some of Bermuda’s lowest-paid workers could triple their wages within three years after a national living wage is introduced. Economic experts, union officials and employers should decide on the living wage, to be implemented by 2021, according to a ...

Affordable housing in Bermuda will be boosted by “at least 55 additional units” as the Bermuda Housing Corporation adds to its existing inventory. Meanwhile, the Harmony Club, which the Government purchased in 2008, is now vacated by police and is be...

Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch issued an apology to a farming leader yesterday as he conceded farming leases had been neglected. The Minister of Public Works also told the House of Assembly all leases for arable lands would now be extended to 21 year...

Legislation to introduce quad bike tours was approved by the House of Assembly, despite the opposition of environmental groups. Walter Roban, the Minister of Transport, said tours will be limited to seven vehicles and will only be allowed on paved ro...

An enhanced immigration policy boosting opportunities for local entertainers comes into force at the end of the month. Walton Brown, the Minister of Home Affairs, told the House of Assembly there will be closer scrutiny of employers. The move means B...