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Passing the Budget is the single most important act carried out by Bermuda’s Parliament in any given year. Pedants will point out that the Budget itself does not get passed and has no legal standing. There is a speech called a Budget Statement, which...

Efforts will be made to increase the number of police officers this year, the Senate heard yesterday. Curtis Richardson, the Junior Minister of Health, Transport and National Security, said that while the Bermuda Police Service numbers had fallen, a ...

Bermuda’s hospitals are surviving from pay cheque to pay cheque, with no financial reserves to cover unexpected emergency costs. The Bermuda Hospitals Board has even had to arrange a bank overdraft as a back-up should it need extra cash in an unfore...

The Opposition Senate Leader has called for a change in how the Senate handles budget debates. Ben Smith said that while the Opposition determines what ministries are debated in the budget debate and the duration of the debates, there is not always a...

The Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo’s takings dropped by a massive $350,000 because of the Covid-19 crisis. Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, told the House of Assembly that 68,241 visitors attended BAMZ in the 2019/20 financial year. He a...

A 25 per cent rise in family cases in the courts and a 30 per cent spike in domestic abuse protection orders over the last year were probably sparked by the Covid pandemic, MPs have been told. Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General, said there had ...

Dear Sir, Depending on your political views, the Minister of Finance either has his hands tied by Covid or he has kicked the can down the road with the 2021-22 Budget. Either way, Bermuda cannot afford to continue down this path and the time to act ...

The Railway Trail bridge over Flatts Inlet is to get access ramps installed this spring, MPs heard yesterday. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the public works minister, told the House of Assembly the Department of Parks continued to collaborate with ...

More than 30 people have taken part in a secretive witness protection programme since it began ten years ago, The Royal Gazette can reveal. Cindy Clarke, the Director of Public Prosecutions, said there had been 33 participants and 18 “connected perso...

The health minister has said she has “grave concerns” about the financial impact of Covid-19 on the healthcare system. Kim Wilson warned that there was a risk that the Bermuda Hospitals Board would “not be able to sustain its existing service nor und...

A proposed fish processing plant could help open up an international market, a veteran fisherman said yesterday. Alan Card added that the $1.07 million East End project designed to give Bermuda’s fishing industry a boost and help fishermen sell their...