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An international arbitration centre in Hamilton could be up and running in less than two years through a public-private partnership deal with an American construction company. Plans for the five-storey Ottiwell A. Simmons International Arbitration Ce...

A “huge undertaking” to produce fresh water and treat sewage will start with a $5 million project in the East End, the House of Assembly heard yesterday. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, said that the island-wide redevelo...

The cost of Covid-19 pandemic protection has hit close to $6 million up to this month, MPs heard yesterday. Kim Wilson, the health minister, said the bulk of the cash, $5.3 million, was spent on personal protective equipment and coronavirus tests. Sh...

Bermuda must embrace the arts to help ditch its reputation as a “staid, boring and uninspiring” destination, the Premier said yesterday. David Burt, who added tourism to his portfolio this month, said a drive to boost film, fashion, arts and entertai...

Fifteen pieces of legislation will be up for debate in the House of Assembly today as Members of Parliament meet for the last time before the summer break. A Bill to raise the debt ceiling is among the items to be debated. If passed, the amendment to...

Agriculture is being boosted with a community garden planned for each parish the House of Assembly was told this morning. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the public works minister, said the Government owned 38 plots of arable land across the island, ...

Bermuda’s Coastguard has spent 119 days of the Covid-19 pandemic on 24-hour readiness, the House of Assembly was told this morning. Renée Ming, the Minister of National Security, said there had been an average of 4.56 patrols conducted daily, with 10...

A lifeline for people in need of financial aid because of the Covid-19 pandemic will be unveiled in the House of Assembly tomorrow. A spokesman for the Ministry of Labour said it would “ensure that individuals still in need of financial aid are trans...

A failure to deal with the problem of ageing population will have social, political and economic impacts that far outweigh the cost of keeping seniors healthy, a senator warned yesterday. Ianthia Simmons-Wade said: “Supporting and encouraging health...

Most of the homeless people sheltered in the Government’s emergency centre over the Covid-19 pandemic are back on the streets after it closed, it was revealed yesterday. Kathy Lynn Simmons, a senator and the Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Aff...

Senators yesterday approved a special development order for an 18-home development and the creation of a 64-acre of conservation area at the former Riddell’s Bay golf club. There were no objections in the virtual Senate session to the Riddell’s Bay (...

Hundreds of comments were made on a forum set up to canvas opinion on the Government’s proposals for a regulated cannabis regime, the Minister of Legal Affairs said today. Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General and legal affairs minister, added tha...