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The House of Assembly was evacuated this afternoon following a fire alarm. The incident happened shortly after 4pm, and forced about 20 MPs, including David Burt, the Premier, to gather outside Sessions House. At about 4.15pm, Bermuda Fire and Rescue...

The bill for four new buses exceeded $1 million, the Minister of Transport and Regulatory Affairs said yesterday. Walter Roban said that the buses, the first of which arrived in Bermuda last month, cost $1,004,515. Mr Roban said shipping and duty w...

Work-permit holders with “serious” criminal records unknown to the Department of Immigration have been found on the island, the home affairs minister said yesterday. Walton Brown said the requirement for employers to submit police certificates was st...

Same-sex couples will be able to marry until the end of May, the home affairs minister revealed yesterday. Walton Brown said the introduction of the Domestic Partnership Act had been delayed to June 1 to allow planned same-sex marriages in Bermuda, ...

The Opposition has attacked the Government over payments made to Ewart Brown after medical imaging fees were slashed. Trevor Moniz, a One Bermuda Alliance MP, questioned in the House of Assembly whether the payments from Ministry of Health funds had ...

The 2018-19 Budget and the stewardship of Bermuda’s economy will dominate today’s House of Assembly. A week after the Budget, Opposition leader and Shadow Minister of Finance Jeanne Atherden is to deliver the Reply to the Budget. A party spokesman sa...

A war of words broke out in the Senate yesterday over cuts in fees for MRI and CT medical scans. Andrew Simons of the One Bermuda Alliance said Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, had lied when she claimed the OBA ignored technical recommendations wh...

Amendments to relax restrictions on development at upmarket resort Tucker’s Point were approved in the Senate yesterday. The Tucker’s Point Resort Residential Development Special Development Amendment Order 2018 is intended to provide flexibility for...

Dear Sir, Just switched on the Budget presentation on Channel 3 and what did I see? “Live House of Representatives”. One of your correspondents noted a couple of days ago that one of the TV stations referred to the House of Assembly as the House of ...

Derrick Burgess has claimed the “evidence was quite clear” that cuts to fees paid for medical services had targeted Dr Ewart Brown, the former premier. Mr Burgess said: “Their intent was to shut down Dr Brown.” The comment came during the motion to...

An amendment to legislation governing development at Rosewood Tucker’s Point was approved by MPs on Friday. The special development order related to the construction of homes at the resort and was tabled by Walton Brown, the Minister of Home Affairs....

A group of about 80 seniors got lessons in cybersecurity during Safer Internet Day this week. The day included presentations and an expo where the seniors talked to representatives from a variety of agencies. These included the Bermuda Police Service...