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Passengers have been asked to give their opinion on how the introduction of 30 electric buses is working out. Wayne Furbert, the Minister of Transport, said that $50,000 had been saved in fuel costs since the vehicles began operating on the island in...

A former minister has said he felt “disappointed“ at the timing of his removal from the Senate by David Burt. The Premier replaced Ernest Peets in the Upper Chamber last Thursday – a move which came shortly after he lost his roles as Minister for You...

People are having to choose between eating and paying bills because the Government has failed the test of hard times, Cole Simons, the Opposition leader has insisted. Giving the One Bermuda Alliance’s response to the Throne Speech yesterday, Mr Simo...

Ernest Peets, the former minister, has departed the Senate as David Burt named a new Progressive Labour Party member of the Upper Chamber. The Premier announced that Leslie Robinson replaced Dr Peets at a swearing-in ceremony at Government House yest...

Constitutional reform will feature strongly in the House of Assembly as a study on how self-government would work is discussed by MPs. The document, commissioned by the Government, was revealed in the Throne Speech, but scant detail of its conte...

Jamahl Simmons, a prominent Progressive Labour Party MP, has strongly defended his mother after she criticised the education minister over sweeping changes to primary schools. The former Cabinet member said he would always put his family ahead of an...

David Burt sidelined input from MPs in the run-up to putting together the Throne Speech because he was too focused on getting re-elected as Progressive Labour Party leader, party sources have told The Royal Gazette. The traditional “retreat” gatheri...

Bermuda is not competitive when it comes to hotel investment and needs to change approach, David Burt said yesterday. He added at a post-Throne Speech press conference that the tourism minister needs greater discretion when it comes to dealing with d...

A push for independence will bring Bermuda a financial burden it can ill afford, the Opposition has insisted. Cole Simons, the One Bermuda Alliance leader, claimed that David Burt is getting ahead of the people for the sake of his own personal poli...

Bermuda needs to have a serious conversation about the “firestorm” issue of self-government, David Burt said as he ruled out a referendum on independence during the lifetime of this Parliament, which is slated to end in 2025. The Premier used a post...