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Opposition MP Rolfe Commissiong has criticised The Royal Gazette’s editor Tim Hodgson for quoting John C Calhoun in a “racist” and “condescending” manner in an opinion piece. He highlighted the editorial, Exercising real people power, published on M...

The Land Valuation and Tax Amendment Act 2015 has been passed in the House of Assembly. Among its modifications to property law, the legislation allows for the Land Valuation Tribunal to consider a unit’s market rental value in assessing objections....

The Progressive Labour Party is calling on Governor George Fergusson to deny the progress of controversial legislation aimed at reforming the legal system. The Disclosure and Criminal Reform Act 2015 and the Criminal Jurisdiction and Procedure Act 20...

Both sides of the political divide continued to clash in the House of Assembly over the price tag of a new terminal for LF Wade International Airport. While different administrations have recognised the need to upgrade the ageing facility for at leas...

Tourism consultant Ronald Sutherland’s company Hemisphere Group was paid $305,652 between December 18, 2012, and May 31 of this year. The news came during a fiery exchange in the House of Assembly as Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell also divulged tha...

Security troubles across the Caribbean region bear similarities to issues confronted in Bermuda but on a considerably larger scale, Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy reported to the Senate. Senator Fahy attended the one-day Caribbean/United States H...

Roughly 700 people have applied for status under a provision of the Island’s immigration law that allows certain holders of Permanent Resident Certificates to seek full citizenship. However, with only about 100 requests processed so far, six Bermudia...

The One Bermuda Alliance was on the receiving end of some uplifting praise from across the floor as the House of Assembly prepared to break for the holiday weekend. Zane DeSilva, the Shadow Minister of Tourism, took the opportunity of the notice to a...

The naming and recognition committee for National Heroes has been likened by the Opposition to a secret society after the minister in charge, Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, declined to name members. Ms Gordon-Pamplin, the Minister of Community, Cultural Af...

Legislation altering the Island’s census schedule has gone back before Parliament after a minor amendment proposed by the Senate. The recommended change in wording specifies that censuses will be held “at least once” every ten years, as opposed to “n...