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“Significant progress” has been made to bring Bermuda up to an international standard for the operation of maritime functions, the transport minister said this morning. Zane DeSilva, the Minister of Tourism and Transport, provided MPs with an update...

Failure to fix problems in public schools will allow divisions in society to fester, an independent senator warned yesterday. Michelle Simmons said: “If we fail to fix this, we will continue to be plagued by inequalities in our community.” Ms Simmo...

Politicians are expected to take a stand against sexist online comments and a culture of disrespect towards women after an Opposition MP asked parliamentary colleagues to set an example. Patricia Gordon-Pamplin said Bermuda’s elected representatives ...

A surge in work-permit approvals emerged in figures provided in the House of Assembly for September through November. Work-permits applications suffered a backlog earlier this year, and the minister in charge switched on November 1 in a Cabinet reshu...

Many Bermudians plan to return to the island after completion of their studies in Britain, David Burt said Friday. He told the House of Assembly: “I was honoured to see Bermudians still very much connected to their home and remaining in contact with ...

Putting food on the table is a major worry for older residents, the head of an island charity said yesterday. Claudette Fleming, the executive director of Age Concern, said members had raised concerns over price increases in a recent survey. She said...

A church service today celebrated the life of Terrence “Ted” Richards, who has died aged 59. Mr Richards, the husband of education commissioner Kalmar Richards, was mourned in the House of Assembly yesterday. Scott Simmons, a Progressive Labour Party...

Amendments to increase pension payments are to be debated in the House of Assembly today. The Contributory Pensions (Amendment of Benefits) Order 2018 was designed to increase benefits in line with a rise in the cost of living. The amendments will in...

Work is being done under the Government’s code of practice for project management and procurement, MPs heard this morning. Walton Brown, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, said efforts are being made to “leverage the Government’s purchasing power, ...

The Royal Bermuda Regiment plans to offer learning credits for soldiers to enhance their training. Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, announced the move as he updated the House of Assembly on the Regiment’s activities. He said the credi...

Changes to the laws governing the independent Bermuda Tourism Authority could herald a government takeover, an Opposition senator said yesterday. Marcus Jones added that the Bermuda Tourism Authority Amendment Act may seem “practical and logical to t...

The Government will reform its decentralised human resources management, the Cabinet Office minister said. Walton Brown explained that human resources functions are to be united under a Department of Employee and Organisational Development, which wil...