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The Throne Speech, under the title of “Social Renewal and Economic Recovery”, opened with the Governor’s reflection on the “definitive”, once-in-an-era change brought by the Covid-19 pandemic. Rena Lalgie told the gathering: “The wounds inflicted by ...

A Covid-19 report card from a parliamentary committee would be best placed to evaluate the Government’s handling of the pandemic, David Burt said. The Premier said it was “the job of legislators to scrutinise the work of the executive”, and the parli...

Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago have been approved for international adoptions. Tinée Furbert, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors, said she had cleared the two countries at the request of the Department of Child and Family Services. Approve...

Emergency services personnel have been trained in disaster victim identification after a knowledge gap was noticed. Renée Ming, the national security minister, said Steve Cosham, the national disaster co-ordinator approached the UK Foreign Commonweal...

Financial services firms will get a competitive lead from legal changes, MPs have been told. The changes tabled by Curtis Dickinson, the finance minister, amended 2019 legislation to clarify that an incorporated segregated account qualified as a comp...

A kinder model for the financial assistance safety net, entailing “less policing” and assistance getting people back to work, was passed by legislators. The Financial Assistance Amendment Act was brought to the House of Assembly on Friday by Jas...

A streamlined way to help long-term residents get permanent residency has been approved by the House of Assembly. The changes proposed by Jason Hayward, the labour minister, opened a route to residency for non-Bermudian divorced people and unwed pare...

Importers of invasive species are in the crosshairs of legislation passed in the House of Assembly - with fines of up to $50,000 or two years in jail for offenders. But owners of illegal exotic creatures could also be permitted to surrender them with...

Covid-19-related restrictions will be be able to be imposed until the end of November after MPs approved an extension to emergency legislation. Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said that the only reason restrictions were needed was some people had...

A TV debate involving medics for and against the Covid-19 vaccine should be held, the Deputy Speaker of the House has said. Derrick Burgess added: “I really would like to hear from a panel of doctors supporting the shot, and hear about other forms o...

Three-wheeled and four-wheeled vehicles for guided tours have been given the green light by MPs. The House of Assembly backed the Motor Car (Liveries) Amendment Act, designed to increase the types of vehicles allowed for tours. Lawrence Scott, the tr...

The island’s healthcare system could collapse “in the near future” without action, MPs heard yesterday. Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, told the House of Assembly that the coronavirus pandemic had put strain on the health service and exposed area...