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There’s nothing like a pleasant dressing-down, Mr Editor, and I received a very nice one of those last week from a kind and faithful reader. She told me that I don’t understand, although I do (smile), and only too well (smile), and from experience (s...

Recent events have once again prompted me to dust off my copy of the Sage Report, Mr Editor. One of the recommendations in particular came to mind; the one that focused on the need for change from the top down. You know, leadership by example. It ha...

A petition is due to be launched today to make the holding of referendums mandatory when they have the support of at least ten per cent of the electorate. It calls for the Referendum Act 2012 to be amended to allow for a petition signed by at least t...

Dear Sir, It should give us all consternation that local politics is becoming a circus played out in the courts due to accusation, allegations and what appears to be outright lies to discredit your opposition politically. It is disturbing that guilt ...

A property sales incentive has been passed by the Senate despite being resolutely opposed by the three Progressive Labour Party members. The Bermuda Immigration and Protection (Land-Holding Charges) Regulations Amendment 2015 postponed a hike in land...

Legislation to pave the way for a five-star hotel in St George’s is due to be debated today at a special sitting of the Senate. The St George’s Hotel Act 2015 authorises the leasing of the land to the developer and grants rights, leases, concessions,...

Legislation setting the stage for a long-anticipated resort in St George’s has been approved in the Senate. However, the St George’s Resort Act, which allows leases and concessions in connection with the development, faced sharp scrutiny from the Opp...

The Progressive Labour Party today reiterated concerns about the Bermuda Government moving forward with the airport redevelopment project, and pledged to highlight issues during tomorrow’s sitting of the Senate. A PLP spokesman said that even though ...

The Island is seeing growth in property sales to non-Bermudians, but realtors have warned the Bermuda Government to defer a hike in property fees, citing $124.5 million in land transactions that are “in train” at present. The growth in purchases from...

Details have been given in Parliament on the bid for the South Basin Land Reclamation project in Dockyard, in which the United States construction firm Jay Cashman, Inc came top. The project, in preparation for the America’s Cup, came under Oppositio...

A fee increase for hospital medical and dental procedures has gone before legislators. Jeanne Atherden, the Minister of Health, stressed that physicians have not seen the annual fees order change in the last two years, even after the sector fell by 1...

Reporting issues have rendered recent financial statements for the Health Insurance Department “unauditable” by the Auditor-General. However, Jeanne Atherden, the Minister of Health, said that “better days are ahead”, as the department has advanced g...