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An average of about 40 more people a month received financial assistance in 2021-22 compared with the previous year, the House of Assembly heard on Friday. Jason Hayward, the Minister of Economy and Labour, said there was an increase in the number of...

About 25 of the Government’s 31 policies to drive the economy are “on track”, the Minister of Economy and Labour said. Jason Hayward told the House of Assembly on Friday that the economic recovery plan combined fiscal responsibility “with a clear pat...

A minimum wage for employees moved a step closer to becoming a reality last night after the passing of legislation in the House of Assembly. The Employment (Minimum Wage Entitlement) Bill 2022 introduces provisions to give employees in Bermuda a ...

A funding boost of almost $2 million has been awarded to the Bermuda Police Service to help swell its ranks. Michael Weeks, the Minister of National Security, told the House of Assembly today that $499,000 would be allocated immediately with the rema...

The final sitting of the House of Assembly for 2022 promises to be a busy session for legislators - with items up for debate today including landmark minimum wage legislation

Bermuda was “bent out of shape” by the shut down of Parliament caused by the failure of the needed number of MPs to show up last week, Dennis Lister, House of Assembly Speaker, said. The Speaker expressed “disappointment” at the situation as he agai...

The abrupt shutdown of Parliament due to a lack of MPs in attendance last week has exposed a clash of tactics within the One Bermuda Alliance. Cole Simons, the party leader, said it would have been better if all three available OBA MPs were in the Ho...

Dear Sir, Are you all keeping up? If you think you had a tough day at the office, consider what happened last Friday, just one day in the life of Bermuda politics: Friday, December 2, 2022, House of Assembly — AM session: The Government released a se...

Auditors have given the Bermuda College a passing grade for balancing its books in the last year. Although revenues were down by more than $1 million for the fiscal year up to March, 2022, the college still managed to remain in the black to the tune ...

Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, on Friday called for continued diligence to help prevent the spread of Covid-19 despite the end of the island’s public health emergency. Speaking to the House of Assembly, Ms Wilson thanked the many who had co...

The Government has been accused of “racing” poorly drafted legislation through the House of Assembly which then has to be corrected by subsequent bills. Craig Cannonier, of the opposition One Bermuda Alliance made the claim Friday, after the Governme...