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A youth empowerment programme is being transitioned into the Department of Child and Family Services, it was announced on Friday. Tinee Furbert, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors, told the House of Assembly that The Mirrors Programme wi...

Legislation intended to make it easier to change the use of buildings was tabled in the House of Assembly. Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, told MPs that the Development and Planning Amendment Act 2022 would amend the Development and Plann...

The Government has moved to close an immigration loophole that allows visitors to reside on the island almost continuously. Currently, visitors are allowed to remain on the island for up to 180 days before their visa expires. But under current legisl...

More than 90 people have signed up to a government programme to help them become homeowners since it was launched last month. Under the scheme, first-time mortgages will be guaranteed partially for up to a decade by the Government, with interest ...

Drivers are being asked to take extra caution on roads that are “in a state” and “inadequate” because of extensive trenching work. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, made the plea in a statement in the House of Assembly ye...

MPs will return to the House of Assembly this morning, where they can expect to hear 12 ministerial statements and the One Bermuda Alliance reply to the Throne Speech. An order paper showed five members were expected to be absent from proceedings – P...

Constitutional reform will feature strongly in the House of Assembly as a study on how self-government would work is discussed by MPs. The document, commissioned by the Government, was revealed in the Throne Speech, but scant detail of its conte...

Anyone expecting an overarching plan to dramatically improve Bermuda’s moribund economy while containing the rise in the cost of living will have been disappointed in the Throne Speech yesterday. The Government’s lack of ambition may actually be righ...

Two government ministers have been accused of using delaying tactics to dodge answering questions in the House of Assembly. The claims were made against Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, and Wayne Furbert, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, by th...

Vehicle mechanics will face penalties if they breach health and safety regulations, in a major shake-up of the industry. Under the Garages Licensing Act 2022, which was passed in the House of Assembly last Friday, garage operators will have to comply...

Government ministers — rather than the Governor — will be able to appoint parish councillors under a law passed in the House of Assembly. The Parish Councils Amendment Act 2022 also gives ministers the authority to review and abolish individual c...

The Government is to make changes to the controversial sugar tax, the Premier has revealed. Speaking during a debate in the House of Assembly yesterday afternoon on the Customs Tariff Amendment Act — which will provide customs relief on 21 food and h...