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Children whose parents cannot afford homes with large yards will benefit from a Throne Speech pledge to protect public open spaces, according to environmental group BEST. BEST said Bermuda’s acres of forests and meadows were “dwindling” and praised t...

A Bermuda delegation participated in a plaque exchange on the cruise ship MS Aurora. The meeting came as the P&O ship made a short stop-over at King’s Wharf in Dockyard. Transport minister Walter Roban led the delegation on board the Bermuda-register...

Health minister Kim Wilson called on all corners of society to jump aboard a national health drive. Ms Wilson said the 50 Million Steps Challenge will help combat a health epidemic in which 75 per cent of adults are overweight or obese, 33 per cent h...

Bermuda representatives put on a dazzling show at the Caribbean Festival of the Arts in Barbados, according to social development minister Zane DeSilva. Mr DeSilva told the House of Assembly the Gombeys made such an impression they were asked to perf...

Conversations about independence are “counterproductive at this time”, according to David Burt. The Premier insisted the Progressive Labour Party is not discussing a potential attempt to break ties with Britain, and is focusing instead on local issue...

Sports minister Zane DeSilva has passed on his congratulations to triathletes Tyler Butterfield and Karen Smith following their performances at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Butterfield finished seventh overall and Sm...

David Burt’s town hall meeting to discuss the Throne Speech has been postponed until Monday next week. The event will now take place at Berkeley Institute, from 7.30pm, when the Premier will be joined by ministerial colleagues to make a presentation ...

Governor John Rankin has delivered the Progressive Labour Party’s first Throne Speech in nearly five years. Below is The Royal Gazette’s blow-by-blow account of today’s proceedings. For our full story, visit http://www.royalgazette.com/politics/artic...

Opposition Leader Patricia Gordon-Pamplin called on employers to enforce equal opportunities in the workplace in her Labour Day message. Ms Gordon-Pamplin said: “Labour Day is a time when all our citizens can be heralded for their part in creating a ...

Police certificates will now be required with work permit applications, the Minister of Home Affairs announced today. In a statement issued yesterday, Walton Brown said: “As we move to carefully scrutinise applicants, the request to submit police cer...