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Tinee Furbert, a 39-year-old mother of two with an extensive background in healthcare, has been unveiled by Opposition leader David Burt as the new Progressive Labour Party appointee to the Senate. With Renee Ming now the Opposition leader in the Upp...

An elevator at a government-owned nursing home for seniors has been broken since May leaving residents “stuck” in their rooms, it was alleged in Parliament yesterday. Opposition Senator Renee Ming told the Upper House that the lift was broken at the ...

National security minister Jeff Baron said yesterday that Bermuda’s recidivism rate was falling and at an “all-time low”, describing it as a measure of the success of prison rehabilitation programmes. The government senator told the Upper Chamber tha...

Senator Jeff Baron has accused new Opposition leader David Burt of giving election “platitudes” which the public won’t buy in his Reply to the Throne Speech. The national security minister questioned how Mr Burt could say people of any sexual orienta...

The Upper House convenes tomorrow — but a new Opposition Leader in the Senate has yet to be announced, the Progressive Labour Party said this afternoon. A Senate vacancy was left in the PLP ranks after Marc Daniels, the former leader, declared on Nov...

The City of Hamilton plan that includes provisions for cycle lanes, increased city living space, better traffic flow and parking has been approved in the Senate. Senator Georgia Marshall presented the proposal, which provides the strategic direction...

Legislation reforming the process for adopted children to obtain Bermudian status passed at the Senate yesterday. The Bill, based on recommendations by the Consultative Immigration Reform Working Group, passed in the House of Assembly this month. Und...

Tax breaks for hotel developers on staff accommodation, storage and office space have been approved by the Senate, despite strong criticism from the Opposition. Independent senators sided with the concessions, over Progressive Labour Party reservatio...

The island’s first information privacy legislation has been passed in the Senate, but is likely to be delayed two years to allow organisations to prepare. However, a privacy commissioner will soon be enacted, national security minister Jeff Baron tol...

The health of the island’s bee population came up for discussion during the motion to adjourn at the Senate. Senator Georgia Marshall, of the One Bermuda Alliance, spoke about the importance of looking after Bermuda’s bees and warned: “If we lose our...

Legislation paving the way for the first pensions and benefits hike in five years for more than 12,000 seniors has been approved by senators. The Contributory Pension Order 2016 will take effect from next month and involves increases of 5 per cent fo...

Parliamentarians and senators have paid tribute to Johnny Barnes, who died in the early hours of last Saturday at the age of 93. In the House of Assembly yesterday, several MPs rose to express their condolences to Mr Barnes’s family as well as share ...