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Controversial trade union legislation that sparked a firestorm of opposition from unions will face its final debate in the Senate today. But Jason Hayward, the labour minister, signalled that unions had softened their stance after they condemned legi...

Fifty staff at bars, nightclubs and members’ clubs who lost their jobs because of Covid-19 restrictions should get their benefits from the Government this week, the finance minister said last night. Curtis Dickinson said at a press conference that a ...

Supporters of ousted US President Donald Trump plan a ’victory’ cruise to Bermuda, despite last month’s loss to challenger Joe Biden, The Royal Gazette can reveal. The organiser of the four-day trip runs a website called The Patriot Voice. The trip ...

The Bermuda Trade Union Congress has backed trades union opposition to legislation designed to give non-members a vote to end representation. Dwight Jackson, the BTUC general secretary, said the BTUC wished to “echo the sentiments” of Chris Furbert, ...

New laws to outlaw drink driving on the water have been approved by the House of Assembly. The new requirements for private boats also included stricter blood alcohol limits for the operators of recreational vessels. Lawrence Scott, the transport min...

Unionised workers could strike if the Government moves forward with controversial labour reforms to be debated tomorrow in the House of Assembly. Bermuda Industrial Union president Chris Furbert warned at a press conference today that if Jason Hayw...

The top prosecutor’s appointment as a judge was held up for 16 months as a nine-year police investigation continued against a former premier, it was revealed yesterday. Work on a case against Ewart Brown kept Larry Mussenden, the former Director of P...

An “evolving blueprint” for Bermuda’s culture, and a podium for young people to have more say in government policy, are planned for the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Sports in the year ahead. Ernest Peets spoke on the Throne Speech plans laid out ...

Ernest Peets is to be a senator and the Government Leader in the Upper House, it was revealed tonight. David Burt, the Premier, said he was “extremely pleased that Dr Peets has accepted this appointment”. Dr Peets is a certified family therapist, an...

Rolfe Commissiong, the former Progressive Labour Party MP who went public this week over his rift with David Burt, the Premier, insisted last night that there was support for his cause within the party. Mr Commissiong spoke out this week over the pub...