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An increase in government healthcare premiums and proposals to ease permanent residency rules for long-term residents are expected to be on the table in the House of Assembly today. MPs can expect a marathon sitting for the last session before the Ho...

Increases in government health insurance premiums will not mean automatic jumps in rates for private insurance, experts have said. Michelle Jackson, the executive vice-president of insurance giant BF&M’s life and health department, said the company h...

Increases are planned for mandatory health insurance premiums in line with “current market realities”, legislators heard yesterday in the House of Assembly. The higher rates will support extra prescription drug benefits and a health programme for uni...

Bermuda’s first casino is still expected to open its doors this year, the House of Assembly heard last night. David Burt, the Premier, said Hotelco – the developer behind the St Regis hotel in St George’s – had submitted a formal application for a fu...

A “new course” for the Department of Financial Assistance will include a push to get able-bodied unemployed back to work and strengthening support for the disabled. Jason Hayward, the labour minister, spoke in the House of Assembly today as he tabled...

Bermuda’s Covid-19 have shot to more than 500, quadrupling in weeks with more than 20 people now in hospital and five in intensive care. David Burt, the Premier, told the House of Assembly the island’s unvaccinated were bearing the brunt of the new s...

Legislation for long-term residents to obtain permanent residency in Bermuda was today tabled in the House of Assembly. Jason Hayward, the labour minister, said the Government was “acutely aware” of the sensitivity of immigration reform. He reference...

Irresponsible behaviour during the pandemic is putting children’s education at risk MPs heard. Diallo Rabain, the education minister, also poke in the House of Assembly on the “tough decision” for public schools to pivot to remote learning for the fi...

Residents who unknowingly harbour invasive species on their property will not be targeted under legislation tabled in the House of Assembly to curb the spread of pests on the island. Walter Roban, the Deputy Premier, said the Invasive Alien Speci...

Premier’s Question Time is scheduled for today as MPs return to the House of Assembly after the summer break. David Burt, the Premier, will also deliver a speech on “moving beyond the pandemic” and Kim Wilson, the health minister, will table a fifth ...

Government has confirmed that it is acting as guarantor for a controversial loan to fund an energy-saving project at the National Sports Centre. In the House of Assembly on Friday, Curtis Dickinson, the finance minister, confirmed that Government had...

A south shore hotel project has been granted financial relief from Government as it seeks to expand its inventory. David Burt, the Premier, said the developers behind the Azura Hotel and Residences in Warwick had purchased the neighbouring Nautilus p...