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Bermuda will lose an ally at the heart of the US establishment after a veteran congressman with Bermudian ties retires, a former premier warned yesterday. Sir John Swan said the decision by GK Butterfield, whose father was Bermudian, to stand down u...

Changes to Bermuda’s electricity grid will be needed to attract a range of new power technologies, the home affairs minister said. But scenarios being reviewed would not allow a new generation company to hook-up to the island’s present electricity gr...

A US congressman whose father was Bermudian and who helped secure the release of emergency equipment for the island as the Covid19 crisis hit, is to stand down from his seat. GK Butterfield, a Democrat, attacked Republicans for “racially gerrymanderi...

A minister has denied that lack of clarity on funding for a major youth initiative creates a credibility gap for the flagship project. Ernest Peets, Minister for Youth, Culture and Sport, made the claim today as he appealed for members of the public ...

Bermuda is a trail blazer in the race against time to combat the climate crisis, according to Walter Roban. A document the home affairs minister presented to the recent COP26 global warming summit in Glasgow sets out ways to protect Bermuda’s fragil...

A murdered British MP has been honoured by the Premier at a wreath-laying ceremony at Westminster. David Burt, in London for a UK Overseas Territories summit, was joined at the remembrance event for Sir David Amess by Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the Speaker o...

A crackdown on rogue landlords was triggered by a spate of “heinous” acts committed against tenants, the home affairs minister said yesterday. Walter Roban said some unscrupulous property owners had used strong arm tactics against tenants they wanted...

A bid to cut antisocial behaviour and boost the potential for Bermuda’s youth has been set out in the Senate. Ernest Peets, Youth, Culture and sports minister, said the initiative would now be considered by a working group. He said the Government was...

Police have insisted they need extra cash in next February’s Budget to boost the number of officers, the national security minister has revealed. Renee Ming said cuts to police resources this year had been “unfortunate” and asked for a boost to law a...

The $3.5 million overpaid in unemployment benefits over the Covid-19 crisis is being targeted for return, the labour minister has insisted. Jason Hayward said: “I know that the Ministry of Finance has a team working hard to recover those funds. “The ...