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Legislation to revamp the financial assistance system is in the pipeline, the Minister of Labour announced yesterday. Jason Hayward said that the changes, if approved by the next government, would help give assistance to people who needed it and assi...

A reduction in taxation levels is needed if the economy is to recover, the leader of the island’s newest political force said this week. Marc Bean, of the Free Democratic Movement, said his party’s action plan for kick-starting the economy included t...

Cross-party election candidates featured at a youth forum have backed a debate among party leaders in the run-up to the General Election. Would-be MPs who took part in a virtual forum organised by youth group Bermuda Youth Connect said a debate befor...

The economy should be a top priority in the General Election, residents and business owners in St George said. Some said that it did not matter which party won the contest, as long as the country’s financial crisis was tackled. Geza Wolf, a partner ...

A One Bermuda Alliance government would remove the sugar tax and help to develop sectors that are particularly attractive to younger people, the party said today. Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, its finance spokeswoman, added that the OBA’s economic framewo...

Three political newcomers are to run in St George’s in the General Election. Dwain Smith of the new Free Democratic Movement will stand in St George’s West, the One Bermuda Alliance’s Thomas Harvey will contest the same seat and James Perry of the OB...

The Progressive Labour Party was accused of “stunning hypocrisy” yesterday for its barrage of abuse of the airport terminal development. The attack by Douglas DeCouto of the One Bermuda Alliance brought a sharp response from the PLP, which criticised...

Up to 75 uniformed services jobs are under threat from cutbacks, the One Bermuda Alliance claimed yesterday. Ben Smith, the shadow national security minister in the last government, said personnel in the police, prison and fire services had predicted...

Party leaders David Burt and Craig Cannonier traded barbs over the weekend about their party’s records in power. Mr Burt, the Premier and leader of the Progressive Labour Party, said at a virtual rally on Saturday that his administration had kept its...

More education is needed to help end the stigma of mental health and addiction, campaigners have said. The Bermuda Mental Health Foundation added it would continue to work with whichever party was in power after the October 1 General Election and tha...