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Government backbenchers will be allowed a conscience vote on introducing the island’s first legal cannabis regime. And the Opposition One Bermuda Alliance signalled ahead of the debate in the House of Assembly that it is opposed to sweeping legislati...

The Opposition has condemned the Progressive Labour Party for “taking for ever” to tackle changes to immigration policy. Ben Smith, the One Bermuda Alliance Senate Leader, said he had spent more than two years on the bipartisan committee on immigrati...

The introduction of unemployment insurance is being considered after the Government paid out million of dollars in benefits in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis. The news came after it was revealed an extra 400 families had been forced to rely on Finan...

The Progressive Labour Party government yesterday came under fire from the Opposition for “alarming trends” in spending outside of the cost of the coronavirus pandemic. Cole Simons, the One Bermuda Alliance leader, warned the island was on course for...

“Fundamental changes” to Bermuda’s taxation regime could come with some form of tax on rental income in the 2022-23 Budget, the Premier has revealed. David Burt said the Tax Reform Commission, set up in 2017, continues to examine an overhaul of taxat...

Bermuda will get its first casino in 2021, the Premier has pledged. David Burt said the island’s banks had been the only block to the gambling industry – for more than six years after the legislation was approved. But he added that problems had been...

Exactly 100 days after David Burt led his Progressive Labour Party to an historic landslide election victory on October 1, 2020, the Premier sat down with The Royal Gazette for an exclusive interview on Friday. This is the full interview. Will t...

The Premier said new products were being created in the financial technology sector – although progress was slower than he had wanted. Mr Burt admitted: “I would have liked it to advance faster. “But I think we are in a far better position as a count...

The US Consul General has condemned violence in the wake of an invasion of the heart of American government by backers of President Donald Trump. Lee Rizzuto, a supporter of Mr Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, tweeted on Friday in the aftermath of...

Bermudians in Washington yesterday described their shock at seeing the United States capital engulfed in chaos as supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol Building. At least one woman was killed in the chaos, which disrupted ...