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The merging of two departments is expected to bring some cost savings to the Ministry of the Environment, the House of Assembly heard yesterday morning. Minister for the environment Jeanne Atherden said the Department of the Environment and Natural R...

Dear Sir, It is becoming increasingly unclear who speaks for the people of Bermuda these days, when all that is needed is a group of people who stridently take a passionate point of view and speak very loudly to assert that they are the voice of the ...

Many supporters of the Bermuda Government’s Pathways to Status plan are “absolutely terrified” to publicly back it because of the Opposition’s “nasty” and racially charged “campaign of misinformation”, according to Michael Fahy, the Minister of Home ...

Duty relief for retailers looking to upgrade their stores will be extended for another five years after the approval of legislation in the House of Assembly. The Retail Shops (Temporary Customs Duty Relief for Capital Investments) Amendment Act, pres...

Bermuda’s immigration laws have been found to contravene the island’s constitution by the Supreme Court. The latest ruling to raise questions about the Bermuda Immigration and Protection Act 1956 comes after Michael Barbosa challenged provisions in t...

After having read the story carried by The Royal Gazette on Saturday that highlighted the more salient aspects of the recent debate as it unfolded in the House of Assembly, I decided to convey the following. That news report which ran under the head...

In January 2008, the Auditor-General submitted the Annual Report for the years ended April 1, 2006 and March 31, 2007. It was a qualified report. The Auditor-General stated that he had not received all information and assistance needed to carry out ...

An urgent motion to launch a joint select committee to tackle the issue of immigration was rejected following a prolonged debate in the House of Assembly last night. The motion was launched by Progressive Labour Party MP Walton Brown before the Bermu...

Consultants have pitched their services to the One Bermuda Alliance amid complaints within the party that they lack a coherent strategy. According to party sources, the meeting was called for Saturday at the OBA’s headquarters on Reid Street. The mee...

In an opinion piece that was published in The Royal Gazette yesterday, Lynne Winfield stated: “There are some human rights that are now considered to be so universal that they are binding on all countries, whether or not they are signatories to the ...

Michael Dunkley has said he was convinced the Government’s immigration reform policies would “not be to the detriment of Bermudians”. The Premier spoke minutes after a Bill, brought about by Progressive Labour Party MP Walton Brown to form a joint s...

Progressive Labour Party backbencher Rolfe Commissiong was ordered to leave the House of Assembly during a debate after talking while another MP was on his feet. Speaker of the House Randy Horton made the order after issuing several warnings to MPs a...