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A Bill creating a commission to look at changing Bermuda’s tax structure was approved by the House of Assembly last Friday. David Burt, the Premier, said the Tax Reform Commission Act would help create a fairer system for the island. He said: “This B...

Christopher Famous brought the house down with his maiden speech to Parliamentarians on Friday night about the meaning of true leadership. Members on both side applauded, cheered and stomped their feet when the Progressive Labour Party backbencher c...

A journalist died this week in a small country, not so very much larger than ours; murdered by a car bomb for telling the truth — according to her grieving family. What is truth? Is it those mundane facts of consequences that are embedded in law, su...

The garbage truck fleet regularly has more than half its vehicles off the road due to maintenance problems, the Minister of Public Works told MPs last week. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, Minister of Public Works, said it is not uncommon to have jus...

Immigration legislation to “protect Bermuda for Bermudians” was passed in the House of Assembly last night despite vocal opposition. The new laws give the Bermuda Immigration and Protection Act priority over the Human Rights Act. Walton Brown, the Mi...

Junior Minister of Finance Wayne Furbert has refused to say when he will retable his Parliamentary Bill to outlaw same-sex marriage. It is the second time Mr Furbert has dodged questions on the status of his Private Member’s Bill. Mr Furbert said sho...

Government ministers will be required to disclose any hospitality they receive which could influence them, under new amendments to their code of conduct. Government reform minister Lovitta Foggo said the move comes in the light of the Jetgate affair ...

The old police station building in St George’s is neither habitable nor large enough to serve for policing the Olde Towne, according to Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security. While there has been “much discussion around the relocation of th...

New legislation giving the Bermuda Immigration and Protection Act priority over the Human Rights Act will be debated in the House of Assembly today. Walton Brown, the Minister of Home Affairs, has said the move “will not take away from anyone’s funda...

The Human Rights Commission has been invited to make submissions over controversial amendments to immigration legislation. The HRC and home affairs minister Walton Brown released a joint statement yesterday, in which they said they had held “candid a...

The Bermuda Government has retained 65 overseas legal services at a total cost of $24.5 million since 2013, according to Kathy Simmons, the Attorney-General. Ms Simmons revealed the figure to the Senate yesterday as she outlined plans to boost opport...

Warwick Camp opened its doors to the public this week as part of the Royal Bermuda Regiment’s annual open day. Throughout Saturday, the troops entertained families and continued their efforts to drum up volunteers for next January’s Recruit Camp. Ove...