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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...

A former leader of the United Bermuda Party has paid tribute to the late Quinton Edness, a longstanding minister under the UBP government. Kim Swan, now the MP for St George’s West under the Progressive Labour Party, offered condolences to Mr Edness’...

Senator Jason Hayward has quit his leadership role in pressure group the People’s Campaign, The Royal Gazette can reveal. Mr Hayward, a founding member of the group, said he had decided to step back after he was appointed to the Upper House. He added...

The People’s Campaign has returned to the public eye with a string of policy proposals and a renewed pledge to hold the Government to account. Chris Furbert, president of the Bermuda Industrial Union and one of three leaders of the campaign, said the...

David Burt, the Premier, was among the speakers at a two-day conference on infrastructure held in Jamaica this week. The Caribbean Infrastructure Forum, which was held on Monday and Tuesday at Montego Bay, focused on the development of essential infr...

Bermuda’s financial crisis and the battle to pull the island back from the brink of disaster has been chronicled in a book by Bob Richards, the former Minister of Finance. Mr Richards left political life after he lost his seat to Christopher Famous i...

Government paid out more than $1 million in penalties after it submitted late financial statements late in 2015 and 2016, the House of Assembly heard. The details emerged as Government MP Rolfe Commissiong questioned Wayne Furbert, the junior Ministe...

Home affairs minister Walton Brown batted away questions in the House of Assembly yesterday over alleged links to developer Michael MacLean. It was claimed that Mr Brown told Mr MacLean that he would help resolve his dispute with the Government over ...

The Bermuda Government has negotiated a $135 million loan agreement with Butterfield Bank, David Burt announced today. The Premier said the loan, which will cover the 2017-18 fiscal year and a portion of the 2018-19 year, was called for under the One...

The One Bermuda Alliance is redefining itself in Opposition, deputy leader Leah Scott said yesterday. The Southampton East Central MP dismissed the idea of a third party reshaping Bermuda’s political landscape and said that would “only fragment both ...