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The Information Commissioner’s Office moved to a new location on Friday so that its existing premises can be demolished. The Valerie T. Scott Building and the old Hamilton Police Station will be knocked down to make way for the Ottiwell Simmons Arbit...

Passport problems that have plagued some Bermudian travellers are being addressed, the Premier said. David Burt told MPs in the House of Assembly that the issue was one the Government was “continuing to engage on”. He said: “It is my hope that we wi...

“Changes are coming”, potentially at the board level, for the island’s independent tourism overseer, Zane DeSilva warned the House of Assembly on Friday night. The Bermuda Tourism Authority was blasted for its 2019 statistics showing record tourism n...

Legislation covering Bermuda for Britain’s departure from the European Union was passed in the House of Assembly on Friday. David Burt, the Premier, said that the EU Withdrawal (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020 would “ensure continuity now that t...

A move to rename the second day of Cup Match in honour of abolitionist Mary Prince has been approved by the House of Assembly. The Public Holidays Amendment Act will change Somers Day to Mary Prince Day. Lovitta Foggo, the Minister of Labour, Communi...

Curtis Dickinson will discuss his second budget before a business audience next week. The finance minister, who is scheduled to present the 2020-21 Budget Statement in the House of Assembly on Friday, will appear on an expert panel at the Chamber of ...

Carlita O’Brien has been announced as the head of the Bermuda Government’s new Department of Employee and Organisational Development. Ms O’Brien will formally take up the post of Chief Employee and Organisational Development Officer on March 9, accor...

A Bill promoting Bermuda as a “landing hub for transatlantic submarine cables” carrying internet and telecommunications has won approval from both parties in the House of Assembly. Walter Roban, the Deputy Premier, said on Friday that the “one-stop s...

The Royal Bermuda Regiment’s first woman Recruit Camp drill instructor will take to the parade ground this weekend. Colour Sergeant Shanté Arnold, the chief clerk of the RBR, will put the latest intake of 36 raw recruits, including five Officer Cadet...

A man was last night rushed to hospital after he was shot A police spokesman said the victim, a 21-year-old Pembroke man, was shot in the shoulder. The spokesman said police had received reports of gunshots in the Happy Valley Lane area of Pembroke s...

Two candidates are up for a vacant residents’ councillor seat in St George. Colin Campbell and Zindziswa Swan were the only two put forward by close of nominations yesterday to fill the seat left vacant by Lloyd Van Putten’s resignation. An advance p...

The island’s first privacy watchdog said he planned to visit community groups to find out how the collection of personal information affected people. Alexander White will also canvass businesses as he considers what should be included in guidelines f...