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An Opposition senator asked the Upper House to condemn threats made to LGBTQ people after the island’s first Gay Pride celebration was announced. Dwayne Robinson, of the One Bermuda Alliance, said yesterday that he hoped more leaders would speak out ...

Drivers were asked yesterday to mark the achievements of the Theatre Boycott organisers in an island-wide show of support next week. Michelle Simmons, an independent senator, said that the plea was made by campaign group Imagine Bermuda, which also h...

Questions were raised yesterday by a senator who claimed that an investigation into the Department of Child and Family Services was carried out under legislation that was geared towards financial matters. Nick Kempe, the Opposition leader in the Sena...

Senators have voted to change legislation that enshrines in law the chance for Cabinet ministers to appoint experts and political advisers. Nick Kempe, of the One Bermuda Alliance, moved an amendment to the Premier, Ministers and Opposition Leader Pe...

Three projects, including a vertical farming facility and a start-up internet provider, could be in line to benefit from the $88 million Bermuda Infrastructure Fund, it was revealed yesterday. More than a year after the scheme was launched, it has ye...

Findings from an investigation into Bermuda’s child protection agency are prevented by law from being released, senators heard yesterday. Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs, said legislation meant the report of an ...

The Attorney-General asked The Royal Gazette yesterday to stop inquiring about a government programme that sends vulnerable children overseas and about child-abuse allegations at some of the schools used. The youngsters go to institutions abroad as p...

Controversial changes to healthcare financing were passed in the Senate yesterday after two government senators who had excused themselves because of illness returned for the vote. The Health Insurance Amendment Act was resisted by the three One Berm...

The Land Tax Amendment Act was passed in the Senate on Friday. The legislation will come into effect on July 1, 2019, and will see properties charged taxes based on the annual rental value. All properties will be charged a base rate of $300 under th...

An attempt to turn elected corporations into government quangos remains balanced on a knife edge after it met firm resistance in the Upper House last night. Senators rose from their debate on the Municipalities Reform Act 2019 without taking a vote a...

The Mental Health Amendment Act and the Proceeds of Crime Amendment Act won support from both political parties as they passed through the Senate yesterday. The revised Mental Health Act, which addresses gaps in the previous Mental Health Act, sets r...

The Attorney-General expressed concerns about the drug market in Bermuda yesterday. Kathy Lynn Simmons told the Senate: “The drug market is still very much active in Bermuda as persons who sought drug treatment, or have been offenders of the law have...