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A sugar tax could be back on the agenda to help tackle the island’s health problems. Governor John Rankin, who delivered the Throne Speech to mark the start of Parliament, said: “While unhealthy foods are often appealing due to their lower prices, t...

Bermudians left waiting on “crumbs” from the island’s economic recovery will have “a seat at the table to share the full meal”, the Progressive Labour Party vowed as legislators returned to Parliament. Pledging to “face the issues of division in our ...

A fleet of minibuses is to be used on school runs to supplement traditional buses. Minister of Transport Walter Roban said the move would help “alleviate the pressure on the regular bus fleet” which is in a “state of disrepair” that had “reduced the...

Governor John Rankin has delivered the Progressive Labour Party’s first Throne Speech in nearly five years. Below is The Royal Gazette’s blow-by-blow account of today’s proceedings. For our full story, visit http://www.royalgazette.com/politics/artic...

A living-wage policy is on the cards as the new Progressive Labour Party government outlined its plans for its first year in power. The Governor, John Rankin, who delivered the Throne Speech to mark the start of Parliament yesterday, said: “To ensure...

Several of the Progressive Labour Party’s newest MPs say their focus will be on fulfilling the work of the people when Parliament resumes this week. Christopher Famous, Tinee Furbert and Renée Ming are among the new party MPs that will sit when the ...

Michael Fahy’s decision to quit politics may be etched with disappointment at the thumping the party he helped to form took at the polls on July 18. But he remains adamant that the One Bermuda Alliance left the country in a better position than it fo...

Former Berkeley Institute principal Michelle Simmons has been appointed an independent Senator. Ms Simmons joins Joan Dillas-Wright and James Jardine as the independents in the Upper House after Carol Bassett, President of the Senate since 2008 and a...

A new portfolio will address Bermuda’s ageing and increasingly chronically diseased population, the new Junior Minister for Disability Tineé Furbert said yesterday. Ms Furbert was speaking after Senators Crystal Caesar, Vance Campbell and Jason Haywa...

The One Bermuda Alliance’s failure to heed the island’s social issues has been criticised by election contender Rodney Smith, who accused the party of ducking cold truths on race, education and economic inequality. Calling for a brutally honest conve...