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MPs are today debating the Fairmont Southampton Hotel Act 2022 and The Royal Gazette is bringing you live updates here. Vance Campbell, the Minister of Tourism, tabled the legislation two weeks ago and introduced it this morning. See below for live c...

A war of words has broken out between the island’s two political parties ahead of today’s parliamentary debate on the Fairmont Southampton Hotel Act. The bill, tabled by Tourism Minister Vance Campbell during a special sitting of the chamber two we...

An ex-premier has accused the PLP of using “Black privilege” and double standards in the wake of an MP controversially making a “monkey” reference in Parliament, which was widely seen as an attack on former finance minister Curtis Dickinson. Former ...

The Opposition yesterday challenged the Government to give details on 15 years of concessions for developers refurbishing the Fairmont Southampton Hotel. The remarks from Craig Cannonier, the Shadow Tourism Minister, followed the tabling on Friday of...

The first person as a former MP to publicly infer that David Burt did not tell the truth was Rolfe Commissiong, and it was over the terms of his resignation from the Senate appointment. Now, did we just hear the former Minister of Finance say the Pre...

A former MP has claimed that the Progressive Labour Party has been taken over by rightwingers with no interest in the creation of minimum and living wages. Rolfe Commissiong said David Burt’s election promise to bring down the cost of living and int...

Dear Sir, I write reference the recent legislation on cannabis. While not disagreeing with the decriminalisation of this product, this should be looked on as an act of compassion to people who have made a mistake. It doesn’t make cannabis any less a...

Bermuda is heading for a full-blooded constitutional crisis. The Cannabis Licensing Act was passed for a second time by the House of Assembly on Friday, and was tabled in the Senate on Monday. However, that tabling is a simple procedural matter. Hav...

A Government backbencher has apologised for comments he made in the House of Assembly that included “monkey” references. Christopher Famous added that he accepted a different phrase should have been used to make his point. The Progressive Labour Part...

Curtis Dickinson’s statement on Friday on why he resigned as finance minister is a textbook example of statesmanlike conduct. It is also a reminder of how badly Bermuda needs someone of Mr Dickinson’s calibre managing the finance ministry. Mr Dicki...

What follows is the full text of Curtis Dickinson’s statement to the House of Assembly on Friday, March 25, 2022 outlining his reasons for resigning as Minister of Finance Mr Speaker, on the 14th of February 2022, after having served for almost ...

A government backbencher was told last night he would have to apologise after he made a “monkey” reference believed to be about another MP. Dennis Lister, the Speaker of the House of Assembly, appealed to parliamentarians to think about how they repr...