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Bermuda’s top judge says he is keeping an open mind to the raft of changes to the legal system that were recently put before the House of Assembly by Government. Chief Justice Ian Kawaley told The Royal Gazette the judiciary “broadly supported” the p...

Demolition at a historic Tucker’s Town cemetery, faulted in an Ombudsman’s report last year, cannot be blamed on the Department of Planning or the Bermuda Government, Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy said yesterday. Senator Fahy said the cemetery h...

The Charities Commission is considering “all options to enforce compliance” with regards to defunct charity Youth on the Move and its financial activities. The charity, founded by former Corporation of Hamilton councillor and former Mayoral candidat...

Inquiries into the fate of the dormant Salaries Review Board have gone unanswered, despite MPs continuing to debate the issue each year. The independent board, required by law to review the parliamentarians’ pay every two years, is last known to hav...

Oracle Team USA has officially moved into the recently refurbished Building #9 in Dockyard. The building, which had been badly damaged by hurricanes, now houses the team’s gym, sail loft and offices after months of work by a number of local contracto...

Finance Minister Bob Richards has met members of the European Union to address the Island’s inclusion in a tax-dodging “blacklist”. Speaking in the House of Assembly on Friday, Mr Richards said he had talks with representatives of the Organisation fo...

Opposition MP Rolfe Commissiong is urging the Bermuda Government to ensure the Island keeps up with global scientific and technological advances that have the potential to transform our workplaces and economy. Delivering a motion in the House of Asse...

Shadow Immigration Minister Walton Brown has expressed his alarm at the “flagrant violation of immigration laws” by a company highlighted in an Ombudsman report. The Ombudsman’s Annual Report for 2014, released last Friday, stated that the Department...

By Owain Johnston-Barnes Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy has accused the Ombudsman’s office of maladministration, labelling a critical report a “farce”. He also declined to name the employer or agent involved in the controversy, arguing that it wo...

The Bermuda Regiment’s diving squad will tomorrow launch an ambitious programme of 50 wreck dives in 50 days at a reception at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute (BUEI). Top marine scientists and conservationists have lined up to add their ...

Minister of Economic Development, Grant Gibbons, yesterday led a take note debate on the National Electricity Sector Policy of Bermuda in the House of Assembly. Dr Gibbons said the policy “represents a significant milestone in the evolution of Bermu...

Changes to the Island’s insurance legislation were approved in the House of Assembly last night with the support of both parties. The Insurance Amendment (No 2) Act 2015, tabled by Finance Minister Bob Richards, is intended to clarify and strengthen ...