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Steady as she goes? Maybe, Mr Editor, maybe. Certainly, Throne Speech 2015 didn’t contain any significant surprises — nothing that new and nothing that dramatic — and it struck me as all very matter-of-fact and straightforward in tone and content; ve...

The Bermuda Government and its own Accountant-General clashed last night over permission to depart from financial instructions in a bid to redevelop the Island’s airport. Curtis Stovell, the Accountant-General, told a meeting of the Public Accounts C...

Point of Order, Mr Speaker. The member opposite is misleading the House and, by extension, misleading the people of Bermuda. Mr Speaker, I draw attention to a “supposed” ministerial statement put out under the name of the member from Constituency 12,...

Bermuda should be treated as a jurisdiction that already has equivalence with the EU’s new insurance regulatory framework, Solvency II, according to a top official of the European Commission (EC). The comments of Olivier Guersent clearly indicate the...

Healthcare reforms proposed by the Opposition include opening the Island’s market to international insurers to drive down costs through competition. The Progressive Labour Party’s Reply to the Throne Speech proposes removing the Bermuda Health Counci...

Marijuana, heroin and cocaine remain the most commonly used illegal drugs in Bermuda, according to the annual report from the Bermuda Drug Information Network. The study by the Department of National Drug Control, released today, provides analysis of...

Employers owe Government more than $100 million in social insurance and payroll tax contributions, it was revealed in the House of Assembly yesterday. The startling statistic came in response to a Parliamentary question to Bob Richards, the Minister ...

The cost of policing the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series Bermuda was more than $100,000. Scores of police and reserve officers from a variety of departments worked a total of 2,522 hours for the spectacle that attracted thousands to Front St...

Bermuda College’s 2013 audited financial statements were laid before the House of Assembly yesterday revealing that the college had total assets worth just over $29 million. Wayne Scott, the Minister of Education, told the House of Assembly: “During...

Members of the public are invited to attend a town hall meeting hosted by the Progressive Labour Party tonight. Walton Brown, the Shadow Minister of Home Affairs, will speak about immigration, while Zane Desilva, the Shadow Minister of Tourism, will...

The Royal Bermuda Regiment is holding an enlistment event for prospective soldiers tonight. The gathering is mainly for volunteers, but anyone whose name has come up in ballot and has yet to attend is required to appear. Commanding Officer Lieutenant...

The Bermuda Government remains reluctant to penalise senior civil servants who break financial rules, according to Auditor-General Heather Jacobs Matthews. Mrs Matthews answered with an emphatic e-mailed “Yes!” when asked by The Royal Gazette yesterd...