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New MP Wayne Caines and new senator Kathy Simmons were handed frontline portfolios as the Progressive Labour Party swore in its Cabinet team yesterday. Mr Caines, one of the PLP’s big winners in Tuesday night’s General Election, gets the national sec...

As the counting of votes neared an end in Pembroke West Central late on Tuesday evening, soon-to-be premier David Burt could be heard making a request to his party’s press officer. It was clear to all that the Progressive Labour Party was sweeping t...

A Bermuda singer says her new song was inspired by the legalisation of same-sex marriage. Heather Nova said she was proud of the decision made by Puisne Judge Charles-Etta Simmons in early May that paved the way for Bermudian Winston Godwin and Cana...

Former backbencher Jeff Sousa was surprised to lose his seat — but conceded the One Bermuda Alliance had failed to get its message out. While he said he hoped the Progressive Labour Party would take advantage of the recently completed National Traini...

The person tipped to lead the One Bermuda Alliance must bridge the disconnect between the party and the people, the former chairman said. Thad Hollis blamed Tuesday’s decisive General Election defeat on the party’s failure to connect with constituen...

New MP Christopher Famous has vowed to build trust with the people after his shock General Election victory over Bob Richards. Mr Famous stressed the importance of listening to the needs of the community as he reflected on his 94-vote victory in Devo...

A shooting that left a 20-year-old man dead in Devonshire late last night has all the hallmarks of a gang-related murder, police now say. Jahcari Francis was fatally shot at a residence on Upland Street at around 10.45pm. He was pronounced dead at t...

The Mayor of St George’s has offered her congratulations to the Progressive Labour Party following its landslide win in yesterday’s General Election. In a statement, Quinell Francis and the Corporation of St George’s thanked outgoing One Bermuda All...

Professor and author Michael Jarvis is to give an update on the University of Rochester Archaeology Field School’s work on Smith’s Island where investigations continue into its early inhabitation in St George’s Harbour. Mr Jarvis, whose dig is spons...

Former premier Michael Dunkley said that Bermuda’s racial divide remained the “big issue in the room”. In a statement posted to his Facebook page, Mr Dunkley — who resigned as One Bermuda Alliance leader on Wednesday — said there is “much work to do...