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Amendments to legislation controlling municipal elections were approved by the House of Assembly last night, despite coming under fire from the Opposition. The Municipalities Amendment Act 2015 lays the groundwork for the hybrid voting system, in whi...

The Bermuda Tourism Authority loaned $180,000 to the entertainment company Whitfield Group to repair the tent at Pier Six, which was damaged by Hurricane Fay last October, with the principal sum due back in 12 months’ time. Tourism Minister Shawn Cro...

Bermuda’s modernisation of its air traffic management will allow the Island to become a certified air navigation service provider, Transport Minister Shawn Crockwell told Members of Parliament yesterday upon resumption at the House of Assembly. “Sign...

Education Minister Wayne Scott has praised the work of students participating in the Bermuda College Dual Enrolment Programme. The programme allows qualified high school students to enrol in college-level courses at the Bermuda College. Upon successf...

Premier Michael Dunkley has clashed in Parliament with Opposition MP Zane DeSilva over the retention and salary of a lawyer-lobbyist who first appeared on the political landscape in the 1980s. Mr DeSilva accused the Bermuda Government of “substantial...

Education Minister Wayne Scott this morning provided an update MPs on the Career Pathways Programme and the continued success experienced by Bermuda’s students. He said: “This programme has been in place since the 2012-13 academic school year in Ber...

The Bermuda Tourism Authority spends $18,617 a month on its Washington Mall offices, Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell told MPs in response to parliamentary questions. The organisation has met 11 times thus far, Mr Crockwell added. He said payments fo...

Members of Parliament will return to the House of Assembly tomorrow for the beginning of a new session of Parliament. The first sitting is expected to begin at 10am. Tomorrow’s debate will be followed next Friday by the Government’s Budget Speech.

By Simon Jones One Bermuda Alliance Senator Alexis Swan will step down from the Senate before the next session begins on February 18, Premier Michael Dunkley announced this evening. Ms Swan was appointed as a senator after the December 2012 election,...

Unlike the rest of us, who trudged wearily back to work this week, Parliament’s Christmas holiday extends until February. Which is not to say the daily business of governance doesn’t go on. It does, of course. But Bermudians will have to wait until l...

Far be it from me to cast the first stone, or any stone at all. The fact is I have been there and been a part of that. I know only too well how easy it is to cross the line and get carried away by the cut and thrust of intense debate. It can get nast...

One Bermuda Alliance Senator Jeff Baron has hit back at an opinion column by Progressive Labour Party Senator Marc Daniels focusing on gun and gang violence. Mr Baron criticised the piece — which highlighted comments he made about antisocial behavio...