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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...

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...