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Conservation Services’ battle to tackle invasive species and preserve the Island’s endemic fauna and flora has made significant strides, according to Environment Minister Jeanne Atherden. Detailing how their $4.6 million budget would be distributed i...

The Bermuda Hospitals Board is expected to run out of cash “in the near future” — and must find $40 million to pay for additional costs owing to the new acute care wing during the coming fiscal year. Minister of Health, Seniors and Environment Jeanne...

The Bermuda Government has not taken a definite stance on the disputed issue of medical precertification, but the threat of its introduction has reined in the overuse of expensive medical tests. Opposition leader Marc Bean asked Health Minister Jeann...

All of Bermuda’s residential care homes are at maximum capacity, Health Minister Jeanne Atherden has revealed. Mrs Atherden made the announcement during her Budget presentation in the House of Assembly. She said the combined budget for the National O...

A comprehensive freeze on hiring within the Department of Health has made staffing the ministry a “serious concern” for the next financial year. This according to Health Minister Jeanne Atherden who told the House of Assembly this week that 14 posts ...

Taking pictures within the walls of Parliament is against the law, Speaker of the House Randy Horton said yesterday, after telling legislators he had spotted a photo online that had been taken from the gallery. Mr Horton was referring to a shot circu...

Shadow Health Minister Kim Wilson has called on Government to consider penalising families who abandon elderly relatives in hospital and providing incentives to those who look after them. The call comes after Health Minister Jeanne Atherden revealed ...

Rival MPs clashed yesterday in the House of Assembly over Opposition claims that Home Affairs Minister Michael Fahy was overstepping his powers. Former deputy leader of the Progressive Labour Party, Derrick Burgess, accused Sen Fahy of not following ...

Shadow Seniors Minister Derrick Burgess has led calls in the House of Assembly for the roof of Lefroy House to be repaired. The roof of the Somerset nursing home was damaged last October when Bermuda was hit by back to back hurricanes in the space of...

Government has passed amendments to partially suspend matching contributions to the Public Service Superannuation Fund. The Public Service Superannuation Temporary Amendment Act 2015 will temporarily reduce the matching contribution to the fund to 6....

Repair work on Palmetto Road should be completed in a matter of months, according to Public Works Minister Craig Cannonier. Responding to complaints about the lack of progress by area MP Michael Weeks, Mr Cannonier said work to gunite the cliff has b...

Shadow Tourism Minister Zane DeSilva has lambasted Government for cutting the grant given to the Bermuda Tourism Authority. Mr DeSilva told the House of Assembly on Friday night that “it makes no sense” to reduce the BTA’s budget by $1.4 million to $...