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Dear Sir, Would someone please persuade Bryant Trew to run for election? ELSPETH WEISBERG, Warwick

Patricia Gordon-Pamplin has told MPs how she was “beaten for breakfast, dinner, lunch and tea” by her ex-husband. The Minister of Community, Culture and Sport spoke of her experiences as a young woman during a debate on setting up a joint select com...

The chairman of the Commission of Inquiry could be paid $700 per day in addition to expenses, Michael Dunkley told the House of Assembly. Meanwhile, the three other members investigating how taxpayers’ money was handled under the former Progressive L...

The Human Rights Commission has been charged with adopting a narrowing focus on same-sex marriage, during a parliamentary debate on its budget. Marc Bean, the leader of the Opposition, recalled the Bermuda Government’s assurances in the 2013 debate o...

The Progressive Labour Party has queried how the island’s newly registered voters went up 50 per cent more in this fiscal year than the forecast figure — with a target of 2,000 new voters for 2016-17. Marc Bean, the Opposition Leader, declared himsel...

The House of Assembly last night approved an increase in payroll tax despite vocal opposition. While Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance, said the move was a temporary but necessary measure, shadow minister David Burt said it would place an additio...

Duty relief for retailers looking to upgrade their stores will be extended for another five years after the approval of legislation in the House of Assembly. The Retail Shops (Temporary Customs Duty Relief for Capital Investments) Amendment Act, pres...

An urgent motion to launch a joint select committee to tackle the issue of immigration was rejected following a prolonged debate in the House of Assembly last night. The motion was launched by Progressive Labour Party MP Walton Brown before the Bermu...

Michael Dunkley has said he was convinced the Government’s immigration reform policies would “not be to the detriment of Bermudians”. The Premier spoke minutes after a Bill, brought about by Progressive Labour Party MP Walton Brown to form a joint s...

Progressive Labour Party backbencher Rolfe Commissiong was ordered to leave the House of Assembly during a debate after talking while another MP was on his feet. Speaker of the House Randy Horton made the order after issuing several warnings to MPs a...

Pathways to Status immigration legislation is set to be tabled in the House of Assembly today, according to Michael Fahy. The controversial legislation, which has sparked multiple protests since it was first announced last month, would create new pat...

Tributes have been paid in Parliament to Jasmine “Jasz” Saltus, a respected officer within the Transport Control Department who died on Thursday at the age of 41. A former detective from the Bermuda Police Service, where he gained a baton of honour a...