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Shoppers will be able to budget better after a database designed to show the cost of essential goods in different stores was backed yesterday by MPs. The House of Assembly heard that the public sometimes rushed to judgment over price gouging when som...

Legislation designed to introduce measures such as a curfew in the interest of public health was passed by MPs yesterday. Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said that the Public Health Amendment (No. 2) Act 2020 would mean regulations that “provided...

Legislation designed to allow pension contributions to be suspended for a year is expected to be debated in the House of Assembly today. The proposed change will be accompanied by a plan for a 12-month halt to social insurance contributions. Curtis D...

Policies on work permits and Permanent Resident Certificates will be reviewed by the Government, new labour minister Jason Hayward said today. Mr Hayward pledged that work on immigration reform started under his predecessor Wayne Caines, including th...

The Government will carry out a review of Bermuda’s charities to ensure they serve the community as efficiently as possible. Community affairs minister Lovitta Foggo said some organisations would be reclassified so that the Government can make better...

The Bermuda Government has executed short-term loan facilities with local banks that will allow it to draw up to $170 million in funds to help cope with the Covid-19 crisis. Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, also told MPs in the House of Ass...

Legislation tackling the legacy of racism in Bermuda will be brought to the House of Assembly, David Burt said last night. Speaking during the motion to adjourn, the Premier told MPs he hoped people fired up for action over racism would “not let this...

A temporary pay cut to parliamentarians was branded “window dressing” yesterday because the take-home pay for legislators would remain unchanged. The claim came after it was announced that MPs will have their salaries reduced for a year from July 1. ...

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly led tributes yesterday to civil rights hero Eva Hodgson. Derrick Burgess told MPs during a virtual sitting that Dr Hodgson, who died last week, “loved her family and will be deeply missed”. He said: “Since ...

Amendments to help Bermuda respond as fast as possible to marine pollution incidents were approved in the House of Assembly yesterday. Zane DeSilva, the Minister of Tourism and Transport, said the Merchant Shipping Amendment Act would allow him to gi...

Members of Parliament passed legislation yesterday that will mean a curfew can be imposed for up to a week at a time. David Burt, the Premier, explained that the Summary Offences Amendment Act 2020 was designed to “broaden the Governor’s power to ord...

Changes to laws will offer increased public scrutiny on the introduction of emergency measures, the Premier said yesterday. David Burt explained that the Emergency Powers Amendment Act 2020 would clarify the legal position “to ensure greater transpar...