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A group set up by the Government to address problems faced by young people was unveiled yesterday. The National Youth Policy Working Group was a 2020 Throne Speech pledge. Ernest Peets, the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport, said: “You will recall...

Mask requirements for young schoolchildren came up for question in the Senate as the Upper House agreed to extend Covid-19 emergency health orders beyond the end of this month to March 31. Arianna Hodgson, the junior health minister, said there was “...

Younger schoolchildren will no longer have to wear masks in classes from Monday

Adults should teach teenagers how to spot warning signs of an abusive relationship, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors said yesterday. Tinée Furbert told the House of Assembly that action now could prevent domestic violence in the future....

The education minister yesterday apologised for “any discomfort caused” by a social media post that suggested all those around him were losing their heads and blaming him. Diallo Rabain made the post – a quote from If, a poem by British writer Rudya...

A new senator was sworn in yesterday morning to replace disgraced ex-member of the Upper House Curtis Richardson. A ceremony at Government House saw the Reverend Emilygail Dill fill the vacant post and also become a junior minister for National Secur...

An Opposition senator accused the Premier of playing favourites with the appointment of MPs and senators to Government boards. Marcus Jones, the shadow economic development minister, told the Upper House that David Burt awarded influential positions ...

Curtis Dickinson, a career banker who transitioned to politics in 2018, brought substantial private sector experience, particularly overseas, to his career as finance minister under the Progressive Labour Party. One of his top roles as minister was u...

The Government refused yesterday to discuss progress on a flagship series of measures designed to get the economy under way in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis. Curtis Dickinson, the Minister for Finance, unveiled the economic recovery plan last March...

The Opposition leader called on the Premier to “get focused” after a string of incidents that he said left residents feeling hopeless. Cole Simons insisted that his One Bermuda Alliance would help to provide the island with first-rate leadership. Amo...