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Dear Sir, Brexit may have its complexities and there will be many well-reasoned guesses as to the future outcome of Britain and the European Union, but a few things in the political realm were made crystal clear: leadership is way out of touch with t...

Educational programmes designed to steer schoolchildren away from the perils of gangs could be expanded further in Bermuda, according to Jeff Baron, the Minister of National Security. The GREAT initiative has already helped more than 600 children fro...

Legislation paving the way for the creation of a Civil Aviation Authority and a Bermuda Shipping and Maritime Authority was passed by MPs on Friday afternoon. The Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority Act 2016 provides the new CAA with quango status in a ...

The Government’s disputed airport redevelopment contract is to be investigated by a Commission of Inquiry along with contentious projects of the past — such as Bermuda Emissions Control and GlobalHue. That independent body, which held its first publi...

The British vote to leave the European Union may come to be seen as a tipping point in global politics, perhaps more consequential than anything since the fall of the Berlin Wall. It may mark the moment when Europe comes face to face with its own con...

Progressive Labour Party MPs rallied behind Ewart Brown, the former Premier, branding the police investigation into his actions a “witch-hunt”. Several opposition MPs told the House of Assembly of their dismay at the arrest on May 19 of Mahesh Reddy,...

Michael Dunkley has lamented the failure of MPs to stand up and “fight for what they live” as they debated the same-sex referendum on Friday night. The Premier noted that politicians past and present “have a lifestyle” in line with the same-sex commu...

Opposition MPs have voiced scepticism in the House of Assembly over a $50,000 travel budget run up the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission. Junior tourism minister Kenneth Bascome faced a grilling from the Progressive Labour Party, with the St George’s ...

The first public hearing will take place today of the Commission of Inquiry into concerns raised by the Auditor-General over the handling of taxpayers’ money in 2010, 2011 and 2012. It will be held at St Theresa’s Church Hall, Laffan Street, Hamilton...

The Ministry of Tourism, Transport and Municipalities will this week temporarily move its offices to Victoria Street, opening up space at the Transport Control Department. According to a statement, the ministry will open for business at 61-63 Victori...

Pensions legislation will go before MPs in today’s House of Assembly session, with consideration of the Contributory Pensions Order 2016. Two transport Bills are also due before the House: the Bermuda Shipping and Maritime Authority Act 2016, and the...

Measures to rein in costly medical diagnostic tests will include the prohibition of “financially vested self-referrals”, according to the Ministry of Health. The idea of regulation arose in late 2013 to a backdrop of rising health spending, with a co...