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Jeff Baron, the Minister of National Security, has pledged to work with senate colleagues from the Opposition to tackle crime in the East End. Mr Baron told the Senate yesterday he would listen to concerns raised about a recent rise in burglaries and...

Senators crossed swords over the airport redevelopment plans yesterday after government senator Georgia Marshall branded the public private partnership as a “stroke of brilliance”. Ms Marshall, who was speaking during the motion to adjourn, maintaine...

A Bill amending the definition of “agreement” regarding Tax Information Exchange Agreements has been passed in the Senate. The International Co-operation (Tax Information Exchange Agreements) Amendments Act 2016 also added a regulation-making power,...

The island’s roads are still in a “pretty appalling” state in some areas despite improvements in others, according to James Jardine. Speaking in the Senate yesterday, the independent senator congratulated the Ministry of Public Works on getting to g...

Independent senator James Jardine drew attention to the lack of financial information on quangos and other government operations during yesterday’s Senate sitting. He spoke as the financial statements of the Consolidated Fund of the Government of Ber...

Draft hotel concessions for the Tucker’s Point Hotel and Resort were approved in the Senate yesterday. The Bill aims to improve the tourism product at the hotel while providing opportunities for Bermudian workers. Michael Fahy, the new Minister of To...

Jeff Baron made his first speech in the Senate since becoming Minister of National Security, focusing on the weekend’s tragic events. He emphasised to colleagues the “harsh reality” of two families suffering the loss of their sons — 17-year-old Juda...

Michael Dunkley has said he hoped to see a reduction in “unnecessary criminalisation” as a result of an amendment to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act. The amendment, passed in the Senate last week, will permit the Director of Public Prosecutions...

Legislation modernising the Public Health Act and expanding standard healthcare benefits were approved in the Senate. The Public Health Amendment Act 2016 was described as an updating of existing legislation. The amendments will update Bermuda’s lis...

A draft loan from Clarien Bank to the Corporation of Hamilton to secure financing following the non-payment of the $18 million loan to Mexican Infrastructure Development Finance LLC has been approved in the Senate. The loan, which was approved by th...

New initiatives in the Ministry of Home Affairs are hoped to provide revenue boosts, according to Michael Fahy. Delivering the budget for the ministry in the Senate, Sen Fahy noted that new legislation would be introduced this year to extend the loca...

Senate president Carol Ann Bassett has called for unifying talks between blacks and whites to heal Bermuda’s racial tensions. Drawing on her family’s personal experiences of racism, Ms Bassett delivered an impassioned speech to the Upper House, decla...