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Chateauguay, Quebec, is the last place you would expect to find a Bermudian journalist, let alone one who has blazed quite a few trails during a distinguished career in Canada. But Ernest Scott Tucker has lived in the Montreal suburb for nearly 50 ye...

Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch has criticised coverage of his controversial speech about the next Chief Justice. Colonel Burch was responding after he came under fire for referring to status Bermudian Narinder Hargun’s Indian heritage in the House on...

The outgoing Chief Justice mounted a spirited defence yesterday of a judicial system free of political interference. Ian Kawaley also told a conference that the constitutional foundation for the judiciary was “deficient” and needed urgent reform. Mr ...

David Burt urged against a culture of fear as he claimed the time is right to consider constitutional change. The Premier kicked off a conference on the Bermuda Constitution of 1968 today by calling for debate on the set of principles many have claim...

The Bermuda Constitution of 1968 was crafted to “maintain the status quo”, even as it advanced voters’ rights, a visiting academic has said. Nicola Barker, an expert on human rights and constitutional law, is among the speakers at a conference on the...

Old-school voters in Paget East said they were worried about the island’s future as they head to the polls tomorrow. In a traditional stronghold of the One Bermuda Alliance, The Progressive Labour Party is still dogged by its past economic record in ...

A Brazilian supermodel who lost her engagement ring on a Bermuda beach has had it returned, thanks to the assistance of David Burt. Metal detectorist Andrew Roberts was called in, and located the massive diamond ring within minutes. Now the happy c...

Bermuda’s Constitution is unfinished because it failed to give human rights protection to women and gay people, One Bermuda Alliance senator Andrew Simons said yesterday. Mr Simons told the Senate that there was a “certain irony” to David Burt’s call...

The Centre for Justice is to host a conference to reflect on the history and future of the Constitution. A spokeswoman for the centre said democracy, fundamental rights and justice will be up for discussion at the event to mark the Constitution’s 50t...

David Burt made a case for Bermudian independence yesterday because he said it was unfair that Britain still exercised power over the island’s affairs. The Premier told the House of Assembly it was “unacceptable in a modern democracy” to have “decisi...