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The need to educate other countries about Bermuda’s business reputation is intensified because of uncertainty in Europe, according to David Burt. The Premier gave MPs a report on his recent trip to Brussels, Paris and London, in which he met with Eur...

Obesity and diabetes could cost Bermuda $26 million in health insurance claims over the next decade, Kim Wilson warned today. The Minister of Health told the House of Assembly that this figure does not include indirect costs, such as the impact on o...

The Human Rights Commission has been invited to make submissions over controversial amendments to immigration legislation. The HRC and home affairs minister Walton Brown released a joint statement yesterday, in which they said they had held “candid a...

The Bermuda Government has retained 65 overseas legal services at a total cost of $24.5 million since 2013, according to Kathy Simmons, the Attorney-General. Ms Simmons revealed the figure to the Senate yesterday as she outlined plans to boost opport...

A group campaigning on immigration reform have joined the call to withdraw planned legislative amendments. The “Supporting Fair Immigration Reform” Facebook group expressed its concern that human rights would be undermined by the Government’s propose...

Governor, John Rankin, has fired Freddie Evans from his position as education commissioner, it was confirmed yesterday. But Dr Evans’s lawyer Mark Diel said his sacking came too late to be valid and that the battle would now end up in the courts for ...

Proposed changes to give immigration law priority over human rights legislation is a “blunderbuss” approach, Shadow Attorney-General Trevor Moniz said yesterday. Mr Moniz said: “It potentially has very broad consequences — it’s a danger to go into it...

The Bermuda Economic Development Corporation used just a third of its guarantee capacity to support businesses last year. The Bermuda Government has announced plans to double the corporation’s $1 million of capital — used to guarantee loans for small...

David Burt fought Bermuda’s corner on tax in an interview on Britain’s BBC World News. The Premier, also Minister of Finance, appeared on the channel’s Talking Business yesterday and emphasised that Bermuda complied with international tax standards. ...

The Minister of Home Affairs has dismissed calls for withdrawing a new Bill giving priority to the Immigration and Protection Act over the Human Rights Act. The Human Rights Commission has branded government plans “reckless” and warned that watering ...