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A 10 per cent public sector pay cut last year will not be extended in the 2021-22 Budget, the Premier revealed tonight. David Burt wrote on twitter: “We are most proud to recognise the sacrifice of public sector workers by presenting a budget that do...

Bermuda’s response to the pandemic has put the island in “a socially engineered bubble”, the leader of the Free Democratic Movement has claimed. Marc Bean, who said he had been travelling during the pandemic, returned to the island last week to atten...

The Premier has been accused of “attempting to spark up base emotions” and create a divide with Britain by Marc Bean, the leader of new political contenders the Free Democratic Movement. Mr Bean, a former leader of the Progressive Labour Party, spoke...

Premier David Burt last night refused to confirm whether he had held any discussions with the Governor on cannabis regulations approved by the House of Assembly last week. Asked if he had consulted with Rena Lalgie, the Governor, or any former Govern...

A government MP has hit out at the Governor over an antiracism message that he believes is inconsistent with historical practices at Government House. Derrick Burgess, the veteran Progressive Labour Party MP, spoke in the House of Assembly after Rena...

Older drivers will have the period before they have to pass extra tests to retain their licences extended if legislation tabled in the House of Assembly is approved. The Motor Car (Driver’s Licence Renewal) Amendment Act 2021 will raise the age a...

Plans to court immigrants who could bring investment into Bermuda got a lukewarm assessment from economic experts yesterday. Nathan Kowalski, the chief financial officer of Anchor Investment Management, backed the Economic Investment Certificate prog...

The Government has used controversial cannabis legislation as part of a breakaway move from the UK, a shadow minister claimed yesterday. Michael Dunkley, the shadow minister of national security, said that drug reform had been used to pick a fight wi...

The Senate’s independents could hold the balance of power in a vote next week on a controversial Bill to create a legal framework senators in the Upper House for a cannabis industry. There are five Progressive Labour Party senators and three Oppositi...

Two new homes were created last year by the Bermuda Housing Trust despite problems created by the Covid-19 pandemic, MPs have been told. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, said the BHT launched a renovation and conversion p...