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New parks legislation is to be debated by MPs today in the House of Assembly — while controversial amendments to casino legislation are expected to be passed over. A motion is to be brought by Government Whip Michael Weeks for the House to approve th...

David Burt laughed off questions today about the Progressive Labour Party’s intentions to take Bermuda to independence. Members have publicly stated the Premier raised the subject at the party’s banquet at the Fairmont Southampton last Saturday night...

Minister of National Security Wayne Caines said that the December 2 protests marked a turning point that spurred his journey into Parliament. During an impassioned maiden speech in the Motion to Adjourn on Friday night, Mr Caines said he felt compell...

A bid to shift the Bermuda Day holiday to the final Friday of May will go before MPs for debate today. Grant Gibbons, the Shadow Minister of Economic Development, is scheduled to bring the report on the impact of the 35th America’s Cup by professiona...

Bermuda’s sewage treatment and energy infrastructure are in line for upgrades after the Bermuda Government announced it is seeking a $100 million investment from local insurance companies. The Bermuda Infrastructure Fund will boost a series of constr...

Developer Michael MacLean abandoned court proceedings after he failed to win $156 million in compensation for the voiding of his development proposal for the Hamilton waterfront, Walton Brown, the Minister of Home Affairs said yesterday. The Bermuda ...

Violent crime in Bermuda is a public health crisis, national security minister Wayne Caines told Parliament this morning. Specifically addressing the impact of crime on the black community, Mr Caines noted that 35 black men had been shot and killed s...

Discussions on the “difficult issue” of end-of-life care are needed now more than ever, the health minister said this morning. Kim Wilson said a proper debate was “vital to ensure our last days are comfortable, meaningful and affordable”. Ms Wilson...

Tourism minister Jamahl Simmons tabled legislation yesterday to give himself the power to sack Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission chairman Alan Dunch. The move came after Mr Dunch questioned the intentions of MM&I Holdings, the firm involved in a contr...

Legislation will soon tackle unfair debt collection, home affairs minister Walton Brown told MPs yesterday. The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act under development will cover cases such as credit card bills, auto and personal loans, mortgages and me...

Bermuda is under threat from major cybersecurity breaches, the minister of national security said this morning. Wayne Caines said that cybersecurity was a “national priority”. He explained: “Bermuda organisations and residents face cybersecurity ...

David Burt claimed yesterday that the Progressive Labour Party had completed 14 of its 21 “first 100 days” election pledges. But statements by the Premier and his PLP colleagues suggest only ten of the promises have actually been fulfilled, with nine...