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The Opposition has called for four-year re-registering to improve the accuracy of the Parliamentary Registrar, and for fixed term elections to be set for every five years. These recommendations emerged in the continued Budget debate, as the reviews t...

By Owain Johnston-Barnes and Jonathan Bell MPs approved more than $15 million in additional overspends from the 2010/11 financial year on Friday. Government passed two previous supplementary estimates for the year last March, but the House of Assembl...

Approved legislation to roll back land tax exemptions for some seniors will result in around 1,000 paying some land tax, according to the Premier. Paula Cox said the move would increase revenue by $4 million dollars, while still providing tax exempti...

The Mirrors Programme will continue this year with a potentially even larger residential course, despite a budget cut. Addressing the House of Assembly on Friday on the budget for the Ministry of Youths and Sport, Glenn Blakeney said the budget reduc...

Union leader Chris Furbert’s claim that Global House was purchased by raiding the civil servant’s pension fund is incorrect, The Royal Gazette can confirm. Mr Furbert, President of the Bermuda Industrial Union, made the claim during an interview with...

Scott Stewart has been chosen as the One Bermuda Alliance general election candidate for Pembroke East, Constituency 15. Mr Stewart, a guest house manager, will likely run against the ruling party’s Walter Roban who currently represents the area. Mr...

Single mother Nandi Davis, will challenge the United Bermuda Party’s Kim Swan for the St George’s West seat in the next general election. Ms Davis, who will be 25 in April, was rolled out as the One Bermuda Alliance’s candidate on Thursday. Running ...

Public Works Minister Michael Weeks vowed to put unemployed Bermudians back to work by putting more jobs out to tender for smaller contracting firms to get a piece of the economic pie. That was one of the disclosures made during the debate on the bud...

*AYO MIGHT CLARIFY THE BIT IN BOLD AT THE END. IF NOT IT’S GOOD TO GO. This is a continuation of the report on the Education Ministry budget debate in the House of Assembly on Wednesday evening. The first part of the debate was reported in yesterda...