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A proposed education authority must be free from government influence, a newly appointed independent senator said yesterday. Speaking during the Senate debate on the Throne Speech, John Wight said: “I am pleased to see the creation of an education a...

An Opposition senator questioned how many Bermuda College students on government scholarships had graduated. Marcus Jones, the Opposition Senate Leader, yesterday quizzed Owen Darrell, senator and Junior Minister for the Cabinet Office, Education, an...

Plans to support children, seniors and vulnerable people were outlined yesterday when the Government vowed to “drive a movement of change” for Bermuda. John Rankin, the Governor, said that there will also be help for those leaving the public care sys...

An organisation designed give young people the opportunity to make their voices heard in the corridors of power yesterday appealed to political parties to stick to their promises on youth investment. Halle Teart, the cofounder of Bermuda Youth Connec...

A political newcomer became an upsetter last night when he claimed a seat for the Progressive Labour Party that many assumed would stick with the One Bermuda Alliance. Jache Adams cleaned up in Pembroke West with 368 votes against 307 for Marcus Jone...

The three parties in a battle for power in today’s General Election have made their final pitches to the people. Now Bermuda’s voters will get the last word on who will hold the reins of government after weeks of campaigning and the emergence of a ne...

Election candidates from all three parties have praised Bermuda for its high level of gender diversity in the workplace. Tinée Furbert, of the Progressive Labour Party, Gavin Smith, of the Free Democratic Movement and Daquan Scott, of the One Bermuda...

The Free Democratic Movement has promised to use green energy to reduce the cost of living in its General Election platform. The FDM said: “Energy costs in Bermuda are prohibitive and will remain high as long as we are trapped by our dependency on fo...

Bermuda must seek opportunity from the Covid-19 pandemic, the leader of the One Bermuda Alliance said last night. Craig Cannonier added that the lockdown of Bermuda’s borders because of the coronavirus was a “major, major” challenge that will make pr...

Specialist signature schools will be introduced in the 2021-22 school year, the education minister has promised. Diallo Rabain said that the Ministry of Education hoped to open two of the schools by September next year after “widespread public consul...