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Legislation amending the Royal Bermuda Regiment has been passed in the Senate. Lieutenant-Colonel Michael Foster-Brown, the Royal Bermuda Regiment’s commanding officer, observed the debate. While the Defence Act was supported by independent senators,...

Further questions about public access to Fort St Catherine’s Beach were raised in the Senate this week, but Michael Fahy, the Minister of Home Affairs, responded that the issues were answered in the recently tabled lease for the project. Leases for t...

Several pieces of legislation were approved in the Senate on Wednesday, with both parties expressing unanimous support. The Perpetuities and Accumulations Amendment Act, tabled by Senator Jeff Baron, the Junior Minister for National Security, was des...

Senators crossed swords during an heated debate over the Bermuda Government’s proposals in the Throne Speech and the Opposition’s alternative vision for the Island. While the Senate leaders of both parties, Michael Fahy and Diallo Rabain, exchanged v...

Bermuda’s business community is not an oligarchy, Minister of Home Affairs Michael Fahy told the Senate, defending the Government’s efforts to restore business confidence in the Island. However, the Opposition senators maintained that life has not i...

Fewer than ten garbage collection trucks were in operation on any given week during recent months, the Senate heard this morning. An average of 407 tons of waste was picked up each week around the Island. Details came from Lynne Woolridge, the Junior...

While adversarial politics is the inevitable nature of Bermuda’s system of government, developing a code of conduct for MPs is a high priority. The remarks came from Randy Horton, the Speaker of the House of Assembly, as delegates for the area branch...

A property sales incentive has been passed by the Senate despite being resolutely opposed by the three Progressive Labour Party members. The Bermuda Immigration and Protection (Land-Holding Charges) Regulations Amendment 2015 postponed a hike in land...

Legislation to pave the way for a five-star hotel in St George’s is due to be debated today at a special sitting of the Senate. The St George’s Hotel Act 2015 authorises the leasing of the land to the developer and grants rights, leases, concessions,...

Legislation setting the stage for a long-anticipated resort in St George’s has been approved in the Senate. However, the St George’s Resort Act, which allows leases and concessions in connection with the development, faced sharp scrutiny from the Opp...

The Progressive Labour Party today reiterated concerns about the Bermuda Government moving forward with the airport redevelopment project, and pledged to highlight issues during tomorrow’s sitting of the Senate. A PLP spokesman said that even though ...

The Island is seeing growth in property sales to non-Bermudians, but realtors have warned the Bermuda Government to defer a hike in property fees, citing $124.5 million in land transactions that are “in train” at present. The growth in purchases from...