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The Progressive Labour Party, via the Minister of Finance, has expressed the belief that the national Budget must reflect not just the times in which we live, but also our core values: protecting the vulnerable, expanding opportunity, employing the u...

David Burt rejected talk of independence yesterday as he asked the British Government to dismiss a report that recommended that British citizens resident in Bermuda should have voting rights. However, the Premier warned the stance on independence co...

Chocolate and sugar-laden breakfast cereals will be affected by the sugar tax from the start of next month, the Government said yesterday. However, drinks with artificial sweeteners instead of sugar will be excluded from the hikes. A spokeswoman for...

The island’s newest soldiers passed out from a tough two weeks of basic training at the weekend. The troops from the first of two Recruit Camp intakes this year were awarded their rank slides and section and individual awards at Warwick Camp as famil...

Bermuda is developing its capabilities to deal with “major cruise ship incidents” aboard a vessel in local waters, Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, told Parliament. Mr Caines was delivering an update to MPs on the island’s disaster ri...

The Minister of Health has defended the expansion of the sugar tax despite the objections of some businesses. Kim Wilson told the House of Assembly that diseases such as diabetes are a threat to the island’s health and the public purse. She added tha...

A Joint Select Committee set up to investigate why protesters were pepper-sprayed by police outside Parliament in December 2016 has held all of its meetings in secret. The Royal Gazette can reveal that the bipartisan parliamentary group, which promis...

Immigration system changes are still a government priority, the national security minister told the House of Assembly. Wayne Caines disputed the suggestion the Government was “resting on its laurels” and said that a bipartisan committee had been at ...

Government ministers took aim at the One Bermuda Alliance’s Reply to the Budget last night. Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, said that it was easy to simply call for cost cuts, but much more difficult when the human impact was weighed. Mr D...

The Mayor of Hamilton warned the Government could be hit with a large compensation bill if it passes legislation transforming Bermuda’s municipalities into quangos. Charles Gosling was speaking after Walter Roban, Minister of Home Affairs, tabled the...

Boosting the working population with more foreigners would help ease financial pressures on Bermudians, the Opposition claimed yesterday. The One Bermuda Alliance said the island needs an attractive immigration policy and expected to see the controve...

A committee investigating a clash between protesters and police outside the House of Assembly has been granted a three-month extension. The Parliamentary Joint Select Committee, headed by Progressive Labour Party backbencher Kim Swan, was set up in J...