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There are some among us, Mr Editor, who think we should scrap the Westminster system altogether. We know why. There appears to be so much unnecessary division and bitterness to our politics, which in turn seems to widen the divide in the greater comm...

Bermuda’s Portuguese community was “ecstatic” after it was announced yesterday that a public holiday next year will mark the 170th anniversary of the arrival of the first immigrants from Madeira. Andrea Moniz-DeSouza, the Honorary Portuguese Consul, ...

Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, accused Commissioner of Police Michael DeSilva of poor succession planning yesterday after three Bermudians were overlooked in the hunt for his replacement. Mr Caines said they had applied to replace M...

A violence reduction programme is under way in Bermuda’s prisons, national security minister Wayne Caines told Parliament this morning. The programme has been completed by six inmates in Westgate, Mr Caines said. The four- to six-month programme is b...

More information should be shared with taxpayers about financial support being offered to entrepreneurs and small businesses by the Bermuda Economic Development Corporation, the Senate heard yesterday. Crystal Caesar, Junior Minister of Home Affairs,...

Senators have approved a Bill that will allow the Government to switch to an online version of its official gazette. Government reform minister Lovitta Foggo told the House of Assembly this month that the move away from newspaper advertising would re...

David Burt made a case for Bermudian independence yesterday because he said it was unfair that Britain still exercised power over the island’s affairs. The Premier told the House of Assembly it was “unacceptable in a modern democracy” to have “decisi...

The following is a repurposing of the Premier’s speech to the House of Assembly on the 50th anniversary of Universal Adult Suffrage in Bermuda: Mr Speaker, Madame President, Honourable Members of the House of Assembly and the Senate, former premiers,...

Legislation designed to regulate cryptocurrency initial coin offerings was passed this week by the Senate. Andrew Simons, OBA senator, suggested that the legislation was rushed and did not do enough to protect consumers. However Vance Campbell, the J...

The next round of legislation to develop a financial technology business in Bermuda is to be tabled today in the House of Assembly. David Burt, the Premier, said the Digital Asset Business Act 2018 was “an exciting, landmark achievement”. He added a ...

The son of MP Craig Cannonier appeared to be targeted unfairly last week by police, Mr Cannonier told the House of Assembly. The Opposition MP recounted how his son, a prominent commentator on social media, had been pulled over and questioned by thre...