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Work-permit holders with “serious” criminal records unknown to the Department of Immigration have been found on the island, the home affairs minister said yesterday. Walton Brown said the requirement for employers to submit police certificates was st...

Same-sex couples will be able to marry until the end of May, the home affairs minister revealed yesterday. Walton Brown said the introduction of the Domestic Partnership Act had been delayed to June 1 to allow planned same-sex marriages in Bermuda, ...

The Opposition has attacked the Government over payments made to Ewart Brown after medical imaging fees were slashed. Trevor Moniz, a One Bermuda Alliance MP, questioned in the House of Assembly whether the payments from Ministry of Health funds had ...

The 2018-19 Budget and the stewardship of Bermuda’s economy will dominate today’s House of Assembly. A week after the Budget, Opposition leader and Shadow Minister of Finance Jeanne Atherden is to deliver the Reply to the Budget. A party spokesman sa...

Dear Sir, Just switched on the Budget presentation on Channel 3 and what did I see? “Live House of Representatives”. One of your correspondents noted a couple of days ago that one of the TV stations referred to the House of Assembly as the House of ...

Derrick Burgess has claimed the “evidence was quite clear” that cuts to fees paid for medical services had targeted Dr Ewart Brown, the former premier. Mr Burgess said: “Their intent was to shut down Dr Brown.” The comment came during the motion to...

An amendment to legislation governing development at Rosewood Tucker’s Point was approved by MPs on Friday. The special development order related to the construction of homes at the resort and was tabled by Walton Brown, the Minister of Home Affairs....

A group of about 80 seniors got lessons in cybersecurity during Safer Internet Day this week. The day included presentations and an expo where the seniors talked to representatives from a variety of agencies. These included the Bermuda Police Service...

Tourism minister Jamahl Simmons has dismissed allegations that he said implied he had lied to the House of Assembly about the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission’s compliance with its responsibilities. Mr Simmons took to his feet in the House of Assembl...

Legislators will return to Parliament today with a single item up for debate. MPs will discuss a special development order for homes at the Rosewood Tucker’s Point resort, which was tabled last December by Walton Brown, the Minister of Home Affairs. ...

A committee set up to inquire into a 2016 demonstration that saw protesters pepper-sprayed by police has started its work. The December 2, 2016 protest against the public-private partnership deal for the redevelopment of LF Wade International Airport...

An official book of condolences will be placed at the Cabinet Office next week in tribute to former Speaker of the House, the late Ernest DeCouto The Bermuda Government also extended condolences to the family and friends of Mr DeCouto, who passed awa...