An Opposition Bill granting the Premier the power to appoint a Commission of Inquiry has been passed with bipartisan support in the House of Assembly.
Introduced by Walton Brown, the Shadow Minister for Immigration, the amendments were brought in the...
The members of a committee to investigate whether the Island should have a sex offender registry were announced at the House of Assembly this morning.
MPs Mark Pettingill, Suzann Holshouser, Craig Cannonier, Zane DeSilva and Kim Wilson will form the...
Finance Minister Bob Richards recently met with a host of UK Overseas Territories leaders to discuss areas of mutual concern, including beneficial ownership.
While he told the House of Assembly that the Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) was unable to c...
Morgan’s Point Limited appears to have secured ultra high-end hotel brand Ritz Carlton Reserve as the operator for its new development.
Ritz Carlton Reserve is at the top end of the luxury hotel and resort chain Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company and is know...
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...
