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A Bill designed to address gaps in the Mental Health Act of 1968 was passed on Friday. The Bill for the Mental Health Amendment Act 2018 was approved after MPs from both sides said they welcomed proposed changes to improve care for mental health pati...

MPs donated their DNA to help medical science. Carika Weldon, a Bermudian scientist at Oxford University in Britain, was at the House of Assembly last Friday to collect DNA samples as part of a study into genetic factors that led to diabetes. The pro...

Four of five new trash trucks suffered minor damage during offloading but are expected to be in use this month. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, Minister of Public Works, shared the news in his ministerial statement during Friday’s return to Parliamen...

A clerk from the British Parliament, who spent two weeks on the island working with Bermuda’s Public Accounts Committee, returned to the UK on Saturday. Stephen McGinness, a Clerk of the House of Commons’ PAC, visited to help the Bermuda committee wi...

A clash between protesters and police outside the House of Assembly will be discussed by the national security minister today. Wayne Caines will talk about the aftermath of the December 2016 events in the wake of revelations that his ministry had mad...

Opportunities existed for Bermuda despite tough new rules designed to crack down on international business, senators said yesterday. Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs, said that although Bermuda was at the “top en...

Six further members of watchdog groups to scrutinise public spending were announced in the Senate yesterday. Members of the Upper House will join MPs in three parliamentary oversight committees to hold ministers and their departments to account in an...

Three watchdog groups to scrutinise public spending will start work in the new year, the Speaker of the House of Assembly said. The Parliamentary Oversight Committees will hold ministers and their departments to account in an effort to get value for ...

An education campaign will be rolled out to help local companies understand their responsibilities under new “economic substance” laws. Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, admitted work was needed to make sure people know what they must do to ...

Interpol and several other agencies provided information to Bermuda’s authorities about Arbitrade, a cryptocurrency exchange and coin company, MPs heard yesterday. David Burt, the Premier, provided a personal explanation to the House of Assembly to c...

MPs on both sides of the House of Assembly vowed to stand united against the “bullying” European Union yesterday as they passed new rules designed to get tough on international business. Curtis Dickinson, the finance minister claimed the House would...

Legislation to address “major gaps” in Bermuda’s mental health system was tabled in the House of Assembly on Friday. Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, said the Mental Health Amendment Bill outlined requirements for determining mental capacity, incl...