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An appeal has been made by a Government junior minister for trained male mediators to apply for roles with a body intended to help families split through divorce or separation. Arianna Hodgson told the Senate yesterday that five women with suitable q...

Michael Weeks, the national security minister, has met young people in an effort to deal with what he called “the community violence crisis”. Mr Weeks attended a gathering of youngsters involved in The Mirrors Programme last week where they told him...

John Wight, an independent senator and leading business figure, has warned that the introduction of a minimum wage risks increasing unemployment. He was speaking as the upper chamber yesterday as it passed legislation guaranteeing a base salary of $1...

Extending full marriage equality to same-sex couples will be a priority for the One Bermuda Alliance if it regains power, according to party leader Cole Simons. Mr Simons said he had taken a personal “journey” on the issue and now sees it as a human...

Tax will go up for high earners if One Bermuda Alliance regains power, party leader Cole Simons has said. Asked if taxes would go up under an OBA administration, Mr Simons told The Royal Gazette: “In some cases, yes. I think it will be progressive, ...

Bermuda is too divided on racial and economic lines for the “unsettling” prospect of independence to be an option at this time, Cole Simons, the One Bermuda Alliance leader, has said. The opposition leader said the island should concentrate on issue...

A major shake-up of the payroll tax system which would make almost one in three workers exempt from the levy has been signalled by David Burt. The Premier and finance minister also told MPs that the Budget deficit for the year was now projected to b...

Financial guarantees given by the Government to private firms pose a “significant risk” and should virtually never be issued, an independent group of international economic experts has warned. The annual study by the Fiscal Responsibility Panel, who...

Cole Simons has insisted that he does not feel threatened by the deputy leader of One Bermuda Alliance, Jarion Richardson, but admits he may have “deficiencies” as head of the party. Asked about comments from Mr Richardson that he could do some thing...

Bermuda was “bent out of shape” by the shut down of Parliament caused by the failure of the needed number of MPs to show up last week, Dennis Lister, House of Assembly Speaker, said. The Speaker expressed “disappointment” at the situation as he agai...