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The Free Democratic Movement has promised to use green energy to reduce the cost of living in its General Election platform. The FDM said: “Energy costs in Bermuda are prohibitive and will remain high as long as we are trapped by our dependency on fo...

Whoever wins the election tomorrow will be forced to manage a struggling tourism industry. One hotelier, who asked not to be named, said Covid-19 was “an elephant in every room” of the industry. He said: “Our numbers for the years had looked all righ...

The leader of the One Bermuda Alliance today claimed his party could attract investment to reignite the economy if successful at the General Election on Thursday. Craig Cannonier said at a press conference the party fuelled the island’s economic reco...

The leader of the One Bermuda Alliance branded the Progressive Labour Party platform on Wednesday as “smoke and mirrors” and built on unaffordable promises. Craig Cannonier said David Burt, the Premier, had attempted to deceive the public. He added: ...

Legislation to revamp the financial assistance system is in the pipeline, the Minister of Labour announced yesterday. Jason Hayward said that the changes, if approved by the next government, would help give assistance to people who needed it and assi...

Party leaders David Burt and Craig Cannonier traded barbs over the weekend about their party’s records in power. Mr Burt, the Premier and leader of the Progressive Labour Party, said at a virtual rally on Saturday that his administration had kept its...

The One Bermuda Alliance pledged this afternoon it would take politics out of education if elected with the creation of an independent education authority. Cole Simons, the Shadow Minister of Education, said the initiative was one of several that the...

The final line-up for the upcoming General Election will be shown today with numerous candidates yet to be announced. A One Bermuda Alliance spokesman declined to confirm yesterday whether the party would field a full slate of 36 candidates, only sta...

Senators have approved moves to modernise jury selection and allow some cannabis convictions to be wiped clean. The Criminal Code Amendment No 2 Act 2020 and the Expungement of Convictions Act 2020 won support in the Upper House. Kathy Lynn Simmons,...

Legal changes to level the playing field in jury selection have won unanimous backing in the House of Assembly. The Criminal Code Amendment No 2 Act 2020 removed the right for prosecutors to “standby” an unlimited number of potential jurors without r...