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Knocking down the dilapidated but historic Victoria Row homes has cost $331,400, with asbestos abatement included, public works minister Craig Cannonier told the House of Assembly this morning. While in Government, the Progressive Labour Party faced ...

The Bermuda Government’s online portal has cost $600,000 to be updated, Michael Dunkley told MPs today. The Premier said the transfer of most data from the former site is likely to take until the end of the calendar year, partly because different wri...

The Public Accounts Committee has called for changes to financial instructions after a report from the Auditor-General about the handling of a forged cheque. The report stemmed from an incident in which false cheques — intended to unjustly implicate ...

Independent senator James Jardine drew attention to the lack of financial information on quangos and other government operations during yesterday’s Senate sitting. He spoke as the financial statements of the Consolidated Fund of the Government of Ber...

Draft hotel concessions for the Tucker’s Point Hotel and Resort were approved in the Senate yesterday. The Bill aims to improve the tourism product at the hotel while providing opportunities for Bermudian workers. Michael Fahy, the new Minister of To...

A minister targeted by a plot involving forged cheques has lashed out about the handling of the investigation. Addressing the House of Assembly, Derrick Burgess, who was linked with Ewart Brown in the plan, said that throughout the process no one eve...

Jeff Baron made his first speech in the Senate since becoming Minister of National Security, focusing on the weekend’s tragic events. He emphasised to colleagues the “harsh reality” of two families suffering the loss of their sons — 17-year-old Juda...

The Centre for Justice is applying for judicial review of the same-sex marriage referendum. The group believes the questions on the ballot paper for June 23 breach rights including equality of treatment and freedom of thought and religion, and give r...

Amendments aimed at prohibiting discrimination on the grounds of mental illness were roundly supported in the House of Assembly on Friday. Sylvan Richards, the Minister of Social Development and Sport, explained that the primary purpose of the Human ...

A major overhaul of Bermuda’s laws on bribery, corruption and fraud has been unveiled by Attorney-General Trevor Moniz. Mr Moniz told the House of Assembly that new legislation would be introduced to bring the island’s legislative framework governing...

A ladies’ drill and rifle team set up with help from the Royal Bermuda Regiment is set to take part in the annual Bermuda Day Parade. Run by Sergeant Debbie Symons, the 25-strong Bermuda Rifle and Drill Team will take second spot in the line-up for t...

The annual accounts of the Bermuda Government’s consolidated fund have been given an unqualified audit opinion for the third successive year. The announcement was made yesterday by Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance, as he formally put the financi...