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Shadow Works Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin said taxpayers will benefit from a new system ensuring Government contracts are handled correctly. Premier Paula Cox set up the Procurement Office following numerous complaints about the tendering process...

Government is today expected to seek approval on overspendings on the hospital, health insurance, pensions and interest on debt throughout 2010-11. The Supplementary Estimate for the fiscal year is a key item on the agenda for today’s House of Assemb...

One of Bermuda’s best-known entertainers became the subject of a heated spat in the House of Assembly this week. MPs heard on Wednesday that Gene Steede, 70, who was inducted into Bermuda Music Hall of Fame in 2009, would be performing on a tour orga...

Whether they heckle her all day or not, Shadow Health Minister Louise Jackson will today take Government to task for health care cuts as the Budget debate resumes at the House of Assembly. The trimming of services at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital...

More than eight out of ten people stopped and searched by police last year were black, according to a sample survey. Bermuda Police Service released a breakdown by race and sex from a random 25 percent sample of the 9,537 people stopped and searched ...

An act which redefined public debt passed in the House of Assembly yesterday despite opposition. The Government Loans Amendment Act 2011 removes guarantees from public debt until they are due and payable. Premier Paula Cox said the new definition wou...

The Ministry of Tourism will not have an advertising agency for most of the year because a new contract was not prepared in time for the summer season. Minister Patrice Minors, who took over from former Minister of Tourism Ewart Brown in November las...

Legislation meaning opticians will have to re-register every two years was rubberstamped in the Senate yesterday. The Optometrists and Opticians Amendment Act won support from Opposition and Independent Senators, who agreed Bermuda needs high standar...

A rollback of Payroll tax was approved yesterday in the House of Assembly, along with an extension of tax exemptions for international business and customs relief for retailers. The three financial acts were all passed by unanimous decision, and are ...