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The Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority will be permitted to keep its operating fund in interest-bearing bank accounts either in Bermuda or abroad senators have agreed. There were no objections to the passing of The Civil Aviation Authority Amendment Bi...

Neighbours of a Government property in Pembroke have been left in the dark over development plans, according to Marcus Jones, an Opposition senator. Mr Jones raised questions in the Senate on Wednesday over a roadway named for land disputes, where pr...

Arianna Hodgson, a Progressive Labour Party senator, has been announced as the new Junior Minister for Health. David Burt, the Premier, said Ms Hodgson would take the Senate role from Curtis Richardson. She will continue to hold the portfolio in the...

An unlicensed debt collection company recovered almost $13 million in unpaid land tax for the Government – and is likely to be paid $1.9 million in return. Oarrs Inc collected the money after it was hired as a debt collection consultant by the Office...

Senators rattled through the orders of the day in today’s Upper House yesterday, wrapping up the session in just over half-an-hour. Senator Arianna Hodgson, the junior minister of finance, presented the Economic Substance Amendment Act – the first ...

Bermudians feel that their “human rights and constitutional rights are being trampled upon” by “onerous” quarantine rules. And greater debate is needed over Government’s Covid-19 regulations in order to safeguard the rights of Bermudians, according t...

An independent senator today joined calls to save a historic building earmarked for demolition. Michelle Simmons, vice president of the Senate, said Wantley, located on Princess Street, was a window into the island’s collective past and should be pre...

Government senators have been accused of being unprepared after they failed to take part in a debate on the future of development. During yesterday’s session of the Upper House, Lindsay Simmons, the junior minister for home affairs presented The Berm...

Bermuda has failed victims of domestic abuse, a senator has claimed. Robin Tucker, an Opposition senator, said more protections were needed for victims and that the island would benefit from a specialist domestic violence court. Charity leaders backe...

The time to prepare for the upcoming hurricane season is now, the junior national security minister said. Speaking in the Senate on Wednesday, Curtis Richardson, a Government senator whose portfolio also includes Health and Transportation, urged mem...

Opposition senator Marcus Jones has criticised government senators for failing to answer questions relating to the 2021-22 Budget. Speaking in the Senate on Wednesday, Mr Jones said that the public had a right to hear a fulsome debate on how their mo...

Senators approved a law to cut liquor licence fees during yesterday’s session of the Upper House. The Liquor Licence (Fee Reduction) Temporary Amendment Act was rushed through the House of Assembly on Friday in a bid to give the hospitality sector a...