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Changes to the social insurance system will see people on $18 an hour get an extra $720 a year, David Burt said yesterday. Bermuda is an “outlier” when it comes to the safety net system and contributions need to be transformed into a sliding-scale m...

An “empty” Throne Speech shows the Government is out of touch with voters, the opposition One Bermuda Alliance insisted. Cole Simons, the OBA leader, said the set-piece parliamentary statement of the legislative agenda for the next 12 months lacked ...

Social insurance payments will be made according to a sliding scale based on what a person earns, according to yesterday’s Throne Speech. No details of how the changes would impact individual contributors were stated, and the One Bermuda Alliance sai...

Plans to give the tourism minister greater powers of discretion over relief for developers of hotels, restaurants and attractions could lead to “mess-ups”, the One Bermuda Alliance has insisted. Cole Simons, the OBA leader, warned against the move af...

The cost of living crisis is set to dominate as the Government outlines its legislative agenda for the coming year in the Throne Speech today. David Burt, who was recently re-elected leader of the Progressive Labour Party, will outline key objective...

Britain’s decision to cancel a meeting with the leaders of overseas territories at very short notice has been strongly criticised by the Government. The move to postpone the Joint Ministerial Council gathering with UK officials in London caused “cons...

The turnover of ministers in key government departments and lack of senior civil servants in permanent positions, is damaging Bermuda’s economy, the Opposition has warned. Jarion Richardson, the One Bermuda Alliance deputy leader, has called on the G...

A bank withdrew complimentary tickets for a golf tournament from Progressive Labour Party MP Zane DeSilva on the day he appeared in court on money-laundering charges, The Royal Gazette can reveal. Butterfield Bank informed Mr DeSilva that free ticket...

David Burt, the Premier, reneged on a deal to keep Lawrence Scott in Cabinet as a reward for his personal backing in the Progressive Labour Party leadership battle, a senior source has told The Royal Gazette. Mr Burt surprised some when he axed Mr Sc...

Lawrence Scott has said he is “surprised, but not bitter” to have been dismissed as transport minister by David Burt, the Premier. The Cabinet shake-up also saw the removal of Ernest Peets as Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport, as well as Governmen...