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Former MP John Barritt has confirmed that he will not be running as an independent candidate in the upcoming General Election. Mr Barritt initially released a statement on bernews.com last night saying that he had made the decision despite spending s...

The Voters Rights Association has written to all candidates in the upcoming General Election urging them to back a Voter’s Bill of Rights. The group said that good governance must be a “priority” as the island approaches July 18 and has asked all par...

The Annual Report of the Ombudsman for 2016 has been completed and will be released to the public after Parliament reconvenes. According to a statement by the office of the Ombudsman, the report has been submitted to the Office of the Speaker of the ...

Neither party was prepared for a General Election campaign which so far has been dominated by slogans, finger-pointing and flag-planting, according to two former Cabinet ministers. Ashfield DeVent and Phil Perinchief bemoaned the lack of any serious ...

Aspen Bermuda Ltd has labelled online comments attributed to an employee as “abhorrent”. However, a spokesman refused to say if Marisa Baron, the sister of Minister of National Security Senator Jeff Baron, is still employed by the company. In a brief...

David Burt spent part of yesterday on Wall Street, discussing the Bermuda economy. In a picture posted on Facebook yesterday afternoon, the Progressive Labour Party leader can be seen seated at a table overlooking the floor of the New York Stock Exc...

The Progressive Labour Party yesterday outlined its commitment to public education and pledged to ring-fence its education budget should it come to power. The party said any money allocated to the education department would stay in the department. ...

The One Bermuda Alliance has rolled out its final candidates ahead of next month’s General Election. Lynne Woolridge, the OBA chairwoman, will vie for Pembroke East Central; Andrea Moniz-DeSouza, the Honorary Portuguese Consul, will run in St David’...

Paula Cox, the former premier, has quit the Progressive Labour Party to run as an independent candidate at the General Election. Ms Cox, who has represented the PLP as a candidate, parliamentarian, minister and leader since 1985, confirmed her resign...

The youth group Generation Next will host a community forum next Monday. Politicians past and present and General Election candidates are invited to the event at the Bermuda Industrial Union’s Dr E.F. Gordon Hall from 6pm. It will feature a question-...