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An independent authority must be created to take the politics out of Bermuda’s public education system, a parent and former PTA president has said. Danielle Riviere, who moved her three children into private schools after primary education because sh...

The leader of the One Bermuda Alliance branded the Progressive Labour Party platform on Wednesday as “smoke and mirrors” and built on unaffordable promises. Craig Cannonier said David Burt, the Premier, had attempted to deceive the public. He added: ...

Covid-19 has exposed the extent of poverty on the island, frontline workers have claimed. Rachel Dill, the director of client services at the Coalition for the Protection of Children, said even two-parent families with full-time jobs had been forced ...

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...