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Opposition Deputy Leader David Burt has called on House Speaker Randy Horton to admit he erred during a heated Parliament session on Friday night. It ended abruptly after discussion on a motion to establish a joint select committee to look into immig...

Amending the caution policy for simple possession of cannabis and the introduction of fixed penalties for minor offences will be part of “a diversion from prosecution” focus by the Ministry of Legal Affairs and the Ministry of National Security, acco...

Ten “landmark cases” including the trial of Parkside gang leader Prince Edness, appeared before the courts in 2014-2015, Attorney-General Trevor Moniz told MPs on Friday. Others included that of John Wardman, the first person to be charged with fail...

Progress has been made towards introducing roadside sobriety testing on the Island, according to Transport Minister Shawn Crockwell. Speaking in the House of Assembly this morning, Mr Crockwell said that a working group of agencies have reviewed legi...

Progressive Labour Party MPs walked out of the House of Assembly last night after Speaker Randy Horton ordered the Sergeant of Arms to remove Shadow Finance Minister David Burt. The Speaker had refused to allow debate or objections on an amendment br...

Members of Parliament are to debate their salaries for the coming year on Monday. Legislators are likely to be closely watched during the talks, held on the last day of the exhaustive post-Budget committee of supply meetings. The earnings of Cabinet ...

Junior Home Affairs Minister Sylvan Richards hailed Government’s progress on immigration during the Budget debates, despite questions and challenges from the Opposition. Delivering the Budget brief, Mr Richards noted the introduction of a new work te...

The introduction of a fee for “.bm” websites has been approved by the House of Assembly. The Electronic Communications Amendment Act 2015, presented by Economic Development Minister Grant Gibbons, will implement a $60 annual charge for registering a ...

Non-Bermudians owned 2,174 acres of Bermuda’s land as of October 31, 2014. However, the figures do not include holders of permanent resident certificates. Junior Minister of Environment Sylvan Richards provided the numbers in the House of Assembly in...

A raft of new Government fees have been passed by the House of Assembly. The amendments, which include new fees for disposing of waste, registering healthcare professionals and establishments, and applying to amend the registration of condominium dev...

Many have questioned why furlough days were imposed on public transport, requiring other workers to step in to fill the service. According to Transport Minister Shawn Crockwell, this was a necessary consequence of furloughs being imposed across the G...

Michael Weeks, the Shadow Minister for Community, Culture and Sport, has berated the Bermuda Government for its “across-the-board cuts” to services that struggling families depend on. Mr Weeks described the budget cuts outlined by Patricia Gordon-Pam...