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Trevor Moniz was candid about his maverick, sometimes gadfly status yesterday, as the Opposition MP for Smith’s West announced his retirement from politics. Mr Moniz described himself as a reluctant politician when he started out in the United Bermud...

Trevor Moniz, a Smith’s MP for 27 years under the United Bermuda Party and the One Bermuda Alliance, announced his retirement from politics yesterday. The veteran politician cited the need to “bring new blood to the House of Assembly”. The often mave...

Police today warned the public against a data-stealing scam sent to phones through the WhatsApp message service. A spokesman said it was “something every single user of this popular app needs to be aware of”. Detective Inspector Derricka Burns of the...

The fintech industry can help keep Bermuda from “economic ruin” and prevent the need for devastating cuts, according to the Premier. David Burt acknowledged financial technology had experienced setbacks since it was hailed as a major job creator in t...

David Burt praised one of his Cabinet members for addressing long-running problems that had plagued his ministry. The Premier said the Minister of Public Works, Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, had “inherited a ministry that was debilitated in many ar...

Today is an historic milestone — the 400th anniversary of the island’s Parliament, which first convened at St Peter’s Church in St George. A re-creation of the inaugural session under the Governor, Nathaniel Butler, which came with a daylong sermon a...

The Government’s unemployment benefits have been upped from 16 weeks to 18 weeks. David Burt announced the extension yesterday. The next payments are set for the week after Cup Match, the Premier added. The benefits period will end at different times...

Making Bermuda “relevant again” in tourism is an ambitious goal for the island, David Burt has admitted. The Premier described the challenge now faced as “a huge task”. He said: “But there are plans laid out which have been followed by other jurisdic...

The Progressive Labour Party’s three years back in government under David Burt’s leadership came with a trial by fire, with a pandemic thwarting some of its goals. The Premier’s B-plus assessment of his administration this week came with the acknowle...

Bermuda is on the hook for “tens of millions” of dollars to cover lost airport revenues because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the chairman of the Bermuda Airport Authority said yesterday. Lawrence Scott, also a Progressive Labour Party MP, said the Gover...