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A Bill amending the definition of “agreement” regarding Tax Information Exchange Agreements has been passed in the Senate. The International Co-operation (Tax Information Exchange Agreements) Amendments Act 2016 also added a regulation-making power,...

A Bill to provide more flexibility for the management and operation of Bermuda partnerships has been passed in the House of Assembly. The Partnerships and Companies Amendment Act 2016 also clarifies the legal impact of certain changes in the constit...

A Bill that could see “modest” taxes on the City of Hamilton’s sewerage system bring in $400,000 annually was passed in the House of Assembly yesterday. During the debate of the Hamilton Sewerage Amendment Act 2016, Grant Gibbons, the Minister of Ec...

Health minister Jeanne Atherden this morning conceded oversight of Bermuda’s care homes had been inconsistent. Bermuda’s overburdened care home system has been in the news this week, with seniors advocate Carol Everson telling The Royal Gazette many ...

Sessions House, the home of Bermuda’s Parliament, is due for renovations. The House of Assembly building will have its windows replaced, and its terracotta exterior restored, while the southeast entrance has been closed off for restoration works. Su...

The island’s roads are still in a “pretty appalling” state in some areas despite improvements in others, according to James Jardine. Speaking in the Senate yesterday, the independent senator congratulated the Ministry of Public Works on getting to g...

Legislation establishing a new kind of liquor licence specifically for tourism events has been passed by the House of Assembly. The new Liquor Licence Amendment Act 2016 also increases the fees payable for other kinds of liquor licences with the exce...

Canadian developer Aecon’s 35 per cent stake in Bermuda’s proposed new airport terminal will come primarily from borrowing rather than from equity capital, according to Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance. The minister added that the island would l...

The merging of the Department of Environment Protection and the Department of Conservation Services is expected to save the Bermuda Government $387,000 annually. Cole Simons, the Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources, told the House of As...

The Consultative Immigration Reform Working Group has called on the public to give their thoughts on the concept of immigration and adoption. Any person who is adopted by a Bermudian is deemed to be Bermudian until their 22nd birthday. To achieve Ber...