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Former premiers from both sides of the House of Assembly have praised David Burt and his team for their handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. Alex Scott said the Premier had shown a maturity beyond his years and awarded him “top marks”. But Sir John Swa...

Here’s what the respective parties have to say about their leaders ... DAVID BURT by the Progressive Labour Party We believe that this election is fundamentally about which leader and team Bermudians want to see us through difficult times. David Bu...

A milestone will be marked on October 1 when voters with sight problems get their first chance to cast their ballots on their own in a General Election, a charity said yesterday. Vision Bermuda, formerly the Bermuda Society for the Blind, announced t...

Commentators claimed that it was a smart political move by the Premier to call a General Election about two years earlier than required. They highlighted the chance for David Burt’s government to capitalise on the Covid-19 pandemic bounce caused by p...

A letter by the Premier to the Opposition leader posted on social media was condemned as a “cheap political PR stunt” by Craig Cannonier yesterday. David Burt published the correspondence, addressed to Mr Cannonier, on Twitter “in the interest of tra...

Trevor Moniz was candid about his maverick, sometimes gadfly status yesterday, as the Opposition MP for Smith’s West announced his retirement from politics. Mr Moniz described himself as a reluctant politician when he started out in the United Bermud...

Trevor Moniz, a Smith’s MP for 27 years under the United Bermuda Party and the One Bermuda Alliance, announced his retirement from politics yesterday. The veteran politician cited the need to “bring new blood to the House of Assembly”. The often mave...

The East End lost a distinguished senior last month after charity volunteer Ada Foggo died, aged 91. Kenneth Bascome, a former MP and former Mayor of St George, said his mother had been looked upon with pride by her community as “the hat lady”. He sa...

A former United States Consul-General to Bermuda who played a big role in a financial turning point in the island’s history was remembered this week as a valuable friend. Sir John Swan, the island’s longest-serving premier, said that Max Friedersdorf...

Bermuda’s first woman and first black governor will take over the job later this year, the British Government revealed yesterday. Rena Lalgie, the director of the UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation at the Treasury, will succeed John Ra...