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The Bermuda Government will commit to working with businesses to help to create jobs as the Island emerges from the recession, according to Michael Dunkley. The Premier said he was confident that opportunity would arise while discussing the Throne S...

A trip to England in September by the Minister of Tourism Development and Transport cost almost $7,000. Shawn Crockwell attended the annual London International Shipping Week 2015 Convention from September 5 to 11. He travelled with Permanent Secret...

The Island’s most vocal opponent of conscription says he will believe the latest Throne Speech promise on the matter “when I see it”. “The One Bermuda Alliance say the same thing every Throne Speech,” said Larry Marshall Sr of Bermudians Against the ...

A raft of legal reforms to encourage young and vulnerable witnesses to give evidence in court and update the penalties for sexual offences will be put before the House of Assembly over the next 12 months. During yesterday’s Throne Speech, Governor Ge...

Plans to galvanise laws protecting the elderly and vulnerable have been welcomed. However, two leading figures representing Bermuda’s senior population have expressed disappointment that several more key issues were not brought to the table. In the c...

Dark-tinted visors on helmets could be banned under new legislation that will be put before the House of Assembly. The move, which was announced in yesterday’s Throne Speech by Governor George Fergusson, has been welcomed by crime-fighting agencies a...

Bermuda does not have the infrastructure to support people requiring long-term care in a community setting, according to Claudette Fleming. The executive director of charity Age Concern was responding to the announcement in the Throne Speech that the...

Access to medication for chronic illnesses is a vital component of quality healthcare, according to the Bermuda Health Council. While less expensive drugs would not end the suffering, they would make a difference and enable an environment where adhe...

Absentee ballots allowing students to vote have been proposed for the new legislative year. The Throne Speech promise makes good on a pre-election pledge of the One Bermuda Alliance, but the issue goes back more than 15 years. The argument for absent...

The protection of children, seniors and the sick were all prominent features of a Throne Speech that promised to look after Bermuda’s most vulnerable people yesterday. Penalties for predatory sexual crimes against children will be toughened up, legis...