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Legislation passed by MPs in the House of Assembly on Friday is expected to protect financial services customers. The Bermuda Monetary Authority Amendment Act 2022 will mean that the BMA’s principal 1969 Act will include among its main objectives an ...

Landlords have increasingly asked to switch their residential properties to vacation units in the past two years, Consumer Affairs staff found. It was thought the changes were made so that owners could limit the risk of long periods of overdue rent a...

Legislation tabled by the Opposition with the goal of encouraging equality was shot down by the Progressive Labour Party in the House of Assembly on Friday. Scott Pearman, the Shadow Minister of Legal Affairs, said the Equality Act 2022 was intended ...

Bermuda passport applications have quadrupled since March, overwhelming the Department of Immigration and pushing delays beyond the expected wait of 11 weeks. Jason Hayward, the Minister of Economy and Labour, told the House of Assembly today that an...

Legislators highlighted yesterday how social and economic circumstances played a part in leading young people into gang activity. MPs made passionate pleas for residents to do what they could to help tackle the scourge, when they debated the Criminal...

Pensions payments to seniors are set for a 2.75 per cent boost, with the increase back dated nearly one year, MPs heard yesterday. David Burt, the Premier and finance minister, told the House of Assembly the rise “fully covers the overall rate of inf...

A slew of statements are expected to be made by ministers in the House of Assembly today, including updates on the Government’s financial performance and the island’s economic recovery plan. The Order of Business also showed that a tourism investment...

Last Friday, MPs were told they will be asked to make permanent anti-gang laws implemented on a temporary basis a decade ago. The laws mean that for crimes where gang involvement can be proved, those convicted can face up to five additional years in...

“When we judge or criticise another person, it says nothing about that person; it merely says something about our own need to be critical.” — Sir Winston Churchill I have read, with a large amount of amusement, the weekly list of comments from fa...

A labour stalwart who marked 51 years of full-time service was celebrated by MPs today for her dedication to workers’ rights. Helena “Molly” Burgess, the general secretary of the Bermuda Industrial Union, was described as a “true trade unionist” when...

Electric buses have helped to cut the number of bus cancellations since their introduction in February, according to the Government. Lawrence Scott, the Minister of Transport, told the House of Assembly that the bus service had “turned the corner”, t...