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David Burt, the acting Leader of the Opposition, said he was “shocked” by an editorial he read in The Royal Gazette about a perceived lack of public protest over gun crime, and called on the editor to make a retraction. Mr Burt described the editoria...

Malicious hackers have made an unsuccessful attempt to break into the Bermuda Police Service’s computer network. According to Michael DeSilva, the Commissioner of Police, the system was “recently targeted in a ransomware attack” — referring to softwa...

The Bermuda Government’s bid to sell off the Harrington Sound Post Office goes before legislators to debate in today’s House of Assembly. The building and its property could sell for $700,000 according to its sale and purchase agreement. The discussi...

A Bill amending the definition of “agreement” regarding Tax Information Exchange Agreements has been passed in the Senate. The International Co-operation (Tax Information Exchange Agreements) Amendments Act 2016 also added a regulation-making power,...

A Bill to provide more flexibility for the management and operation of Bermuda partnerships has been passed in the House of Assembly. The Partnerships and Companies Amendment Act 2016 also clarifies the legal impact of certain changes in the constit...

A Bill that could see “modest” taxes on the City of Hamilton’s sewerage system bring in $400,000 annually was passed in the House of Assembly yesterday. During the debate of the Hamilton Sewerage Amendment Act 2016, Grant Gibbons, the Minister of Ec...

Sessions House, the home of Bermuda’s Parliament, is due for renovations. The House of Assembly building will have its windows replaced, and its terracotta exterior restored, while the southeast entrance has been closed off for restoration works. Su...

The island’s roads are still in a “pretty appalling” state in some areas despite improvements in others, according to James Jardine. Speaking in the Senate yesterday, the independent senator congratulated the Ministry of Public Works on getting to g...

Legislation establishing a new kind of liquor licence specifically for tourism events has been passed by the House of Assembly. The new Liquor Licence Amendment Act 2016 also increases the fees payable for other kinds of liquor licences with the exce...

The merging of the Department of Environment Protection and the Department of Conservation Services is expected to save the Bermuda Government $387,000 annually. Cole Simons, the Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources, told the House of As...

Financial details on Bermuda’s proposed airport redevelopment show that Aecon Concessions, the developer, must commit to having a stake of more than one-third in the project. Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance, told the House of Assembly that the ...

The former Harrington Sound Post Office could be sold for $700,000, according to a draft Sale and Purchase Agreement. The document, tabled in the House of Assembly last Friday, lists the potential buyer as Frank Martin Pollard. In addition to the Ham...