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Finance minister Bob Richards hit out at the Opposition’s economic track record at a press conference yesterday. He slammed the Progressive Labour Party for overspending its annual budget for five consecutive years, to the tune of $418 million, compa...

Pembroke West Central could be one of the seats that swings the election on July 18, with the incumbent MP David Burt having a majority of less than 100. The Progressive Labour Party leader is going head-to-head with the One Bermuda Alliance’s Nick K...

The two candidates vying for the seat of Pembroke West Central appear to have much in common: both are highly educated, dynamic young men in their thirties who run businesses and have the energy to spend their spare time knocking on doors in their co...

Former Cabinet minister David Burch is expected to be officially announced as the Progressive Labour Party’s candidate for Warwick North Central. Mr Burch ran in the constituency — a key marginal seat — in the last General Election, losing by just te...

Six of Mark Pettingill’s white constituents have lobbied him to support the ruling party if a vote of no confidence in the Government takes place tomorrow. The independent MP, whose vote would most likely determine whether the motion succeeded or fai...

One Bermuda Alliance MP Mark Pettingill resigned from the governing party yesterday and said he would probably retire from politics at the next General Election. Mr Pettingill, the member for Warwick North East, told reporters he had a long meeting w...

The resignation of MP Mark Pettingill has left the One Bermuda Alliance with a “tenuous” grip on power, sources claimed last night, and could prompt a vote of no confidence in the Government. Mr Pettingill announced yesterday morning that “after a lo...

Michael DeSilva admitted yesterday that the police’s plan for dealing with the December 2 protest “didn’t work” with regard to ensuring Parliament was able to sit. The Commissioner of Police told a press conference the “right contingency” was “perhap...

The Governor is arranging for a senior UK police officer to conduct an independent review of the police response to the December 2 protest. John Rankin added that the officer would also make recommendations wherever improvements could be made, inclu...

Opposition leader David Burt said last night his party had “not advocated for people to impede access to Parliament” on February 3, when the controversial airport deal is again up for debate. Mr Burt was asked by The Royal Gazette if the Progressive ...