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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...

Private investment will drive many of the projects promised in the Progressive Labour Party’s platform for the October 1 General Election, the Premier said last night. David Burt explained that the PLP had put together a collaborative document with i...

Leaders of the island’s political parties pushed messages of unity and building a better future in a pre-election forum last night. Topics covered included education, the economy, healthcare reform and the environment in panel interviews set up by Co...

Bermuda faces a “thunderstorm”, according to Marc Bean, the leader of the Free Democratic Movement, who called 2020 a “perilous time” needing steady leadership. The new party came about when David Burt, the Premier, opted to “subject Bermuda to the e...

David Burt insisted that Bermuda cannot take Bermuda to independence without a referendum. The Premier was speaking at a motorcade and drive-in General Election rally held by the Progressive Labour Party on Saturday evening. It came a day after Oppos...

Walter Roban, the Deputy Premier, has branded the Free Democratic Movement’s stance on wearing face masks during the Covid-19 pandemic as “dangerous”. He was speaking after Marc Bean, the leader of the new political party, was interviewed by Trevor L...