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Legislation to wipe convictions for possession of small amounts cannabis off the records was tabled in the House of Assembly. The Expungement of Convictions Act was designed to remove the stigma of past convictions for people who were caught with sma...

The former Minister of National Security described the fallout from the Blu Bar & Grill Restaurant controversy as one of the most difficult times of his life. Wayne Caines and tourism minister Zane DeSilva were both forced to resign after they were c...

Bermuda is to grasp the chance to attract remote workers to the island with the launch of a special one-year residential certificate. The Government has also laid out a welcome mat for non-Bermudian students who, owing to the Covid-19 pandemic closin...

The island’s casino gambling watchdog will take over responsibility for all types of betting if legislation tabled in the House of Assembly is passed. David Burt, the Premier, said the Gaming (Transfer of Functions) Act 2020 would move supervision of...

The Minister of Public Works asked residents to show their support for his “adopted daughter” who MPs heard is on a “zero dollar” contract to help in the battle against Covid-19. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch told the House of Assembly on Friday tha...

Sick and disabled people will be able to vote in elections from their home, under amendments approved on Friday night. The Parliamentary Election Amendment Bill also allows blind and visually impaired people to vote through a tactile voting device, i...

A war of words broke out between MPs over a police probe into a dairy container that carried drugs. Derrick Burgess, the Deputy Speaker and a Progressive Labour Party member, claimed on Friday that white privilege stopped Michael Dunkley, a One Bermu...

Temporary changes to Parliamentarians’ salaries and pension contributions equated to a reduction in pay, the Minister of Finance insisted. Curtis Dickinson dismissed a notion put forward by Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, the shadow finance minister, last F...

Schools are on track to reopen in September after a “mammoth task” to create safety rules to reduce the risk of Covid-19, the education minister said yesterday. Diallo Rabain added that social-distancing requirements and a 30-minute health check ever...

The Government was accused yesterday of withholding information about a controversial dinner party that cost two Cabinet ministers their jobs. MPs heard yesterday that an application for 130 guests at Blu Bar & Grill Restaurant, dated June 26, was se...

The Registrar of Companies will oversee dealers in high value goods after MPs passed legislation last night. The supervisory function will transfer from the Financial Intelligence Agency under the Registrar of Companies (Supervision and Regulations) ...

MPs approved amendments removing the requirement of people to be retired in order to apply for pension refunds. The National Pension Scheme (Occupational Pensions) Amendment No 2 was passed with no objection. The amendments allow members and former ...