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Bermuda was rocked by the shock death of one of its pivotal political figures in July 2017. Shawn Crockwell, the 47- year-old former One Bermuda Alliance tourism minister who became an independent MP in 2016, was found dead in his Hamilton Parish hom...

It was a decade of five premiers, seven Opposition leaders, two explosive General Elections, numerous angry demonstrations, never-ending accusations of corruption and House of Assembly spats and the death of two political parties. But for all the dra...

The One Bermuda Alliance knew its honeymoon period would not last for ever, but it cannot have expected the divorce papers to arrive in the mailbox so quickly. Jetgate, the installation of former United Bermuda Party leader Michael Dunkley as Premier...

The status of the under-fire chairman of the Progressive Labour Party was still unclear yesterday after a meeting this week. An emergency meeting was held by the party’s central committee on Monday. Mr Wade did not return phone messages about the m...

In an era when Bermuda politics was often dominated by divisive rhetoric, Walton Brown retained a rare cross-party respect. The sudden death of the former home affairs minister sparked sadness across the country. Mr Brown, 59, who was found dead in h...

It was the most closely fought General Election in Bermuda’s history, and produced arguably the greatest shock. On December 17, 2012 — only 19 months after it formed as an amalgamation of the maligned United Bermuda Party and ill-fated Bermuda Democr...

Craig Cannonier’s spell as Premier of Bermuda ended as spectacularly as it began with the notorious Jetgate affair. Mr Cannonier resigned in May 2014, 17 months after his glorious General Election victory, when it was revealed a group of United State...

Renovations at Sessions House continue in efforts to have the home of the legislature ready for the 400th anniversary of Parliament this year. Government said last September that the work included the replacement of windows as well as “health and saf...

A key member and former treasurer and chairman of the Progressive Labour Party has died at 82. Walter Byron was fondly remembered yesterday by Alex Scott, who served as premier for the PLP from 2003 to 2006, as “an unsung hero, the type of individual...

The ruling Progressive Labour Party’s central committee held a lengthy meeting last night at Bermuda Industrial Union headquarters, with the party’s executive expected to outline its decisions in calling for the ousting of Damon Wade as party chairma...