Legislation allowing the use of cannabis-derived medicines won approval in yesterday’s House of Assembly.
However, the debate in the House of Assembly saw the Opposition criticising the new law as not going far enough, while Government members calle...
Member of Parliament Zane DeSilva has filed a complaint with the Police about threatening behaviour following events that occurred after Friday’s sitting of the House of Assembly, according to a statement released by the Progressive Labour Party (PLP...
Bermuda’s victory in securing the America’s Cup in 2017 was celebrated in the Senate yesterday — although concerns were raised that not everyone would benefit.
Both political parties expressed their pleasure that the international event would take p...
Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy was questioned about the delay in new work permit policies in the Senate yesterday.
The initiatives were expected to come into effect this week but Mr Fahy announced last week that there had been set back due to a “...
Regulations to protect the donating public and Bermuda’s charities are set to come into effect before the end of the month, the Senate was told yesterday.
Senator Michael Fahy, Minister for Home Affairs, said the regulations were being implemented as...
New legislation to allow for the establishment of casinos in Bermuda for the first time has been unveiled.
The 118-page Casino Gaming Act 2014 was tabled in the House of Assembly by Shawn Crockwell, the Minister of Tourism.
The new act makes provisio...
Political activist Jonathan Starling has proposed amendments to the Referendum Act to help ensure neutral referendum questions.
The draft amendments, which Mr Starling said are based on UK legislation, would task the Parliamentary Registrar with cons...
Opposition Senator Diallo Rabain has retracted a claim made in the Upper House that a top executive for developers Desarrollos Hotelco Group had been imprisoned for fraud.
The Venezuelan company is currently in negotiations with Government to develop...
The public is struggling to understand the recent turn taken by politics in Bermuda, according to Opposition Senator Diallo Rabain — who was barred from discussing alleged remarks made by One Bermuda Alliance Senator Lynne Woolridge.
Senator Rabain t...
A work permit policy that Government said would create jobs — and that the Opposition has criticised as hurting Bermudian workers — has been delayed, according to Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy.
Speaking during the Senate’s motion to adjourn, the...
Alleged comments by Opposition Leader Marc Bean again became a focus of attention at the House of Assembly on Friday, with the OBA’s Patricia Gordon-Pamplin claiming Mr Bean boasted about disrespecting former OBA Senator Toni Daniels.
Speaking during...
