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Legislation to drop “blaming and shaming” in divorce proceedings was yesterday passed by MPs. Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General, told the House of Assembly that the Matrimonial Causes (Faultless Divorce) Amendment Act was “the first part of a ...

Welcome to The Royal Gazette’s live coverage of the House of Assembly, which started at 10am. MPs are now on the motion to adjourn, where the resignation of Curtis Dickinson as finance minister is the main topic of debate. Ministerial statements on ...

The House of Assembly will return today for the first time since Curtis Dickinson’s shock resignation as finance minister. David Burt, the Premier, has taken over the key role with a week to go before the blueprint for the next financial year is unv...

The Mayor of Hamilton yesterday stayed tight-lipped over the Government’s decision to postpone elections for the island’s two municipalities for a year. Charles Gosling, the Mayor of Hamilton, said he could not comment until he had seen the legislati...

Unpaid taxes and Government fees were thought to total almost $198 million at the end of last year, the finance minister said. Curtis Dickinson told the House of Assembly that the estimate was based on figures from the Office of the Tax Commissioner ...

Changes to the island’s anti-money laundering regulations to better police digital assets have been given the green light by the House of Assembly. Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, said the Proceeds of Crime Amendment Act 2022 would update ...

An easing of Covid-19 health restrictions, including dropping SafeKey requirements for a string of venues, came into effect from noon yesterday, with some border restrictions also set to loosen early next month. But Kim Wilson, the health minister, t...

Premier says hotel to get $200m upgrade and to be open in spring 2023

There are up to 250 active gang members and some are as young as 8 years old, the national security minister said yesterday. The news came as Renée Ming told MPs that the police estimated that at least nine gangs were in operation across the island a...

The removal of most Covid-19 health restrictions – including the end of SafeKey rules in most cases – was yesterday welcomed by the Opposition One Bermuda Alliance. Michael Dunkley, the shadow health minister, said: “We are pleased that it appears i...

An announcement about increased airport fees played a part in “relegating” Bermuda to a seasonal destination, the Minister of Transport claimed yesterday. Lawrence Scott added that it is thought the island’s rates are among the highest in the world. ...

A hotel created from a failed housing development is expected to open for business next year, the House of Assembly heard yesterday. MPs were told the Bermudiana Beach Resort at the former Grand Atlantic apartment complex on South Shore in Warwick w...