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An attempt to turn elected corporations into government quangos remains balanced on a knife edge after it met firm resistance in the Upper House last night. Senators rose from their debate on the Municipalities Reform Act 2019 without taking a vote a...

The Mental Health Amendment Act and the Proceeds of Crime Amendment Act won support from both political parties as they passed through the Senate yesterday. The revised Mental Health Act, which addresses gaps in the previous Mental Health Act, sets r...

The Attorney-General expressed concerns about the drug market in Bermuda yesterday. Kathy Lynn Simmons told the Senate: “The drug market is still very much active in Bermuda as persons who sought drug treatment, or have been offenders of the law have...

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...

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...

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 Centre Against Abuse has praised legislation that ensures the monitoring of sex offenders after their release from prison. However, the charity said she hoped there would be a provision to notify victims of any appeals, probations or parole heari...

The Government is spending $168,400 a year to maintain a failed affordable housing development, in Warwick, the Senate heard on Wednesday. Vance Campbell, the junior public works minister, confirmed the figure. He added that a plan to turn the Grand ...

A team of five people supporting the Premier and his family costs more than $230,000, it was revealed yesterday. The employees at David Burt’s office and official residence include a special aide, housekeeper and babysitter. Costs for two of them amo...

A government pledge to phase out middle schools has worried the public, an independent senator and former head teacher has claimed. Michelle Simmons said that a plan to axe the schools in favour of “signature” specialist schools was “a major conce...

A new senator called for better online opportunities for Bermudians in his maiden speech yesterday. Dwayne Robinson said that more could be done to keep Bermudian talent on the island. Mr Robinson, 24, added: “We have a lot of social-media influencer...