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The Premier, Health Minister and Education Minister are due to have a press conference at 12.45pm. We will have live coverage and extensive reports.

A former education Permanent Secretary yesterday questioned if she would ever face a Progressive Labour Party disciplinary committee over her opposition to the closure of a historic primary school. Ellen-Kate Horton, a veteran PLP member who was thre...

Diversifying the economy and using new technology to compete will be vital to the future prosperity of the country, a Government minister said on Friday. Lawrence Scott, the transport minister, said during the debate on the Throne Speech: “The only w...

A crackdown on gang violence is needed to shake Bermuda out of its acceptance of gun crime, the Leader of the Opposition said yesterday. Cole Simons demanded a tougher response from David Burt, the Premier, in the aftermath of a string of shootings t...

Private sector partners could be signed up to help pay for major government projects outlined in the Throne Speech, the finance minister has said. Curtis Dickinson added it was part of his job to help develop creative ways to fund the Government. He ...

Throne Speech plans to get jobless young people back to work have been welcomed by social services agencies – but the Opposition demanded specifics on the proposals. The speech, delivered by Rena Lalgie, the Governor, on behalf of the Government, ple...

Plans aimed at powering Bermuda out of the economic slump triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic were unveiled by the Government yesterday. The Throne Speech delivered by Governor Rena Lalgie on behalf of the ruling PLP administration focused on building...

The Throne Speech, under the title of “Social Renewal and Economic Recovery”, opened with the Governor’s reflection on the “definitive”, once-in-an-era change brought by the Covid-19 pandemic. Rena Lalgie told the gathering: “The wounds inflicted by ...

A shake-up of the One Bermuda Alliance shadow cabinet has been unveiled by the party’s leader. The move by Cole Simons comes just before the Government is to set out its plans for the year ahead with Friday’s Throne Speech. In the partial reshuffle o...

The island’s healthcare system could collapse “in the near future” without action, MPs heard yesterday. Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health, told the House of Assembly that the coronavirus pandemic had put strain on the health service and exposed area...