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A Bermuda-focused geography book will lay the foundations for young students to understand the world around them and beyond, according to junior education minister Jason Hayward. Young Geographers, written by former CedarBridge Academy geography teac...

Former Berkeley Institute principal Michelle Simmons has been appointed an independent Senator. Ms Simmons joins Joan Dillas-Wright and James Jardine as the independents in the Upper House after Carol Bassett, President of the Senate since 2008 and a...

Use of both legal and illegal substances has marginally decreased among Bermuda’s residents over the past four years, according to the results of a survey revealed in the Senate today. Minister for National Security, Senator Jeff Baron, shared some ...

A Bill that will reduce the cost of standard healthcare, HIP and FutureCare premiums has been passed in the Senate. The Health (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill 2017 will also adjust benefits and move dialysis and kidney transplants to the mutual reinsu...

Transparency and trust took centre stage as senators met this morning. A 90-minute motion to adjourn came at the end of a relatively short session, in which only one Bill was addressed at the Senate’s temporary location in the House of Assembly. One...

The Senate passed a series of regulations in the House of Assembly on Friday evening. The Government Fees Amendment (No 2) Regulations 2017, the Electronic Communications (Regulatory Authority Fees) Regulations 2017, and the Electricity (Regulatory ...

The 2017-18 Budget was approved by the Senate on Friday evening after more than 20 hours of debate on the estimates of expenditure for 25 government ministries. During the motion to adjourn, several senators spoke about the importance of the process ...

Tourism minister Michael Fahy has drafted a Bill in the Senate to “eliminate the cumbersome and costly” administration process for hotels and tourist attractions to gain concessions. Mr Fahy’s Tourism Investment Act 2017 will also ensure that busine...

The Government is moving forward with plans to relocate the Senate in the Sessions House, according to Michael Dunkley. Delivering the budget brief for Non-Ministerial departments at the House of Assembly yesterday, the Premier said that $2 million h...

The Senate has approved new legislation to enhance the powers of the Registrar of Companies. The Registrar of Companies (Compliance Measures) Act 2017, tabled by Senator Jeff Baron, is intended to help the island maintain its OECD rating. Mr Baron sa...

Three Bills were passed by the Senate in the House of Assembly yesterday. The Companies and Limited Liability Company Amendment Act 2017, the International Co-operation (Tax Information Exchange Agreements) Amendment (No 2) Act 2017, and the Proceed...

A piece of casino gaming legislation was approved in the Senate yesterday morning, despite concerns over the high initial cost for prospective operators. While Government and independent senators voted in favour of the Casino Gaming (Casino Fees) Reg...