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International legal firms who set up in Bermuda will need Bermudian lawyers to tackle cases that involve island law under conditions proposed by the Government. Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, told the House of Assembly on Friday that the ...

A sex offenders register will be set up in Bermuda after legislation was passed in the House of Assembly last night. Opposition MPs welcomed the legal change but raised concerns about how few of the recommendations from a Joint Select Committee repo...

The Government was accused of failing to carry out a proper consultation yesterday after a House of Assembly debate on a controversial Bill opposed by children’s rights campaigners was postponed. Craig Cannonier, the Opposition leader, said he was “e...

The Auditor-General issued a qualified audit opinion to the Government for 2017-18 after she ruled there was insufficient evidence for $10.3 million of capital development expenditure. Heather Thomas’s decision was revealed as Curtis Dickinson, the f...

Three people have been suspended from their jobs while allegations of abuse by Child and Family Services staff are investigated, the Premier said yesterday. Mr Burt told the House of Assembly that the investigations were at “various stages” and the r...

The Auditor-General said today there were two reasons why her audit opinion to the Government for its 2017-18 accounts was qualified. Heather Thomas explained there was insufficient evidence for $10.3 million of capital development and a “critical” v...

A last-ditch legal attempt to restore a ban on same-sex marriage was mounted by the Government yesterday. Notice was given to the Court of Appeal to ask permission to take the case to London’s Privy Council. The Government said the matter was importa...

Amendments to update the Mental Health Act are to be tabled in the House of Assembly today. Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, will deliver a statement explaining the amendments, which were designed to tighten the legal definition of mental illness....

The Royal Bermuda Regiment’s training officer was appointed as second-in-command of the island’s armed service yesterday. Major Ben Beasley, a former Royal Air Force officer, takes over the role from Major Warren Furbert. John Rankin, the Governor, p...

Children’s rights campaigners urged the Government yesterday not to push on with a proposed legal change that they claimed would erode the right of vulnerable youngsters to independent legal representation in court. Katie Richards, a family law exper...

Today, let us take a moment to speak about the role of the backbencher. For clarity, a backbencher would be those who are elected to Parliament but are not yet government ministers. In the existing setting within the Progressive Labour Party, there a...

Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, updated the House of Assembly this morning on the island’s disaster risk reduction and mitigation work. These included dealing with a simulated fuel spill at the airport while planes were full of passe...