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Former government minister Zane DeSilva denied claims last night from Progressive Labour Party sources that he was ordered to quit Cabinet by the Premier. Mr DeSilva branded it “absolutely false” that he had been told by David Burt to resign from his...

Plans for a tech hub in Bermuda have changed, the Premier has said. David Burt said that the original plan to create a technology centre at Southside in St David’s could be replaced by a smaller start-up in Hamilton. He said: “We might start small in...

Disa Potgieter-Oubella, who died last Sunday, aged 64, was described last night by her son, Gavin Manders, as a woman with a drive to help others. Mr Manders, the island’s leading tennis player, said: “I would not have made it here or be who I was wi...

The Government should come clean over “unanswered questions” about the shock resignation of Zane DeSilva from the Cabinet, Opposition leader Jeanne Atherden said yesterday. She was speaking after David Burt, the Premier, announced at the weekend that...

The Bermuda Public Services Union has mounted a defence of civil servants, including health regulators accused by Ewart Brown of targeting his medical practice. Edward Ball, general secretary of the BPSU, said: “The union takes exception to the recen...

The cost to split the role of Secretary to the Cabinet and Head of the Civil Service will be revealed when the process is complete, David Burt said yesterday. The Premier fielded questions on the decision to create two posts in the wake of an announc...

David Burt will unveil his first Budget on February 16. The Premier and Minister of Finance said the Budget would “focus on those who for the last five years have not been a priority”. He added: “Our aim is simple and that is to grow Bermuda’s econom...

Bermudian actor Lana Young has won a role as a series regular on the latest show on the Oprah Winfrey Network. “It’s what every actor works for and it’s tremendous,” she said. I can’t get over it.” The deal means Ms Young will appear on every episode...

Kiwanis clubs worldwide, include the local organisations, are marking their annual Kiwanis Week, starting this Saturday. Bermuda’s Kiwanis clubs will hold a week of functions, opening the week with by attending a service at the St David’s Seventh-Day...

Ewart Brown, owner of a clinic that is to discontinue its high-tech computerised X-ray service, turned up the heat yesterday on the Bermuda Health Council, which he blames for the closure of the service. Dr Brown, the former premier, said the end of ...