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A national plan is needed to tackle the issue of homelessness in Bermuda, according to Opposition MP Michael Weeks. Opening a take-note debate in the House of Assembly on Friday, the Shadow Minister of Health and Community Affairs said treating homel...

A motion to look into allegations of “extortion and bribery” against three government ministers was withdrawn last night by Opposition MP Wayne Furbert. The motion, which was tabled by Mr Furbert, proposed that the House should discuss calling on the...

Broad-based tax increases were among the key recommendations of an independent report on the Bermuda’s Government’s efforts to stabilise its finances. The Fiscal Responsibility Panel (FRP), made up of three overseas experts, suggested that the Govern...

Further questions about public access to Fort St Catherine’s Beach were raised in the Senate this week, but Michael Fahy, the Minister of Home Affairs, responded that the issues were answered in the recently tabled lease for the project. Leases for t...

Staff of The Royal Gazette took part this week in a management training programme designed to foster improved leadership among those in positions of authority, and those who might be on such a path in future. Given the discourse of the past few day...

A lively debate lies ahead in the House of Assembly today over new defence legislation, which leaves conscription intact at the Royal Bermuda Regiment. The One Bermuda Alliance have made repeated promises to do away with the practice, but conscriptio...

Several pieces of legislation were approved in the Senate on Wednesday, with both parties expressing unanimous support. The Perpetuities and Accumulations Amendment Act, tabled by Senator Jeff Baron, the Junior Minister for National Security, was des...

Asthma charity Open Airways is “disappointed” that legislation providing stricter controls for the sale of tobacco has been delayed. The Tobacco Control Act 2015 was brought before the House of Assembly on Friday by Jeanne Atherden, the Minister of ...

Legislation setting out how casino locations will be selected has been put before the House of Assembly. The Casino Gaming (Designated Sites) Regulations 2015, tabled by Shawn Crockwell, the Minister of Tourism Development and Transport, details the ...

An open letter is being drafted for Members of Parliament by Larry Marshall, a long-time opponent of Bermuda’s conscription regime, in opposition to legislation that would keep conscription on the books. The Defence Amendment Bill 2015, tabled in the...

Opposition MP Jamahl Simmons said he was returning to his roots by taking up the role of Shadow Minister of Tourism in the House of Assembly. The Sandys South MP, who has also taken over economic development in this week’s Shadow Cabinet reshuffle, s...

Progressive Labour Party MP Glenn Blakeney has confirmed his retirement in a letter to the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Randy Horton. Citing “personal reasons” for stepping down, he said: “Although I will no longer sit as an elected member in t...