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Senator Jeff Baron has accused new Opposition leader David Burt of giving election “platitudes” which the public won’t buy in his Reply to the Throne Speech. The national security minister questioned how Mr Burt could say people of any sexual orienta...

David Burt, the new Leader of the Progressive Labour Party, delivered a forceful Reply to the Throne Speech yesterday, charging the One Bermuda Alliance with failing in its 2012 electoral pledges, while vowing tighter governance and oversight to a re...

Michael Dunkley has accused a union leader of “irresponsible” comments about this year’s Throne Speech. The Premier said during a live online question- and-answer session with readers of The Royal Gazette that he did not think Mike Charles, general s...

Progressive Labour Party Leader David Burt has announced his new shadow cabinet, bringing back into the fold MPs who resigned under Marc Bean’s leadership. Of those returning are Walton Brown, who has been appointed Shadow Minister of Home Affairs, ...

Teachers’ union leader Mike Charles has dismissed the education proposals set out in yesterday’s Throne Speech as “a bunch of platitudes”. Bermuda Education Network executive director Becky Ausenda cautiously welcomed the initiatives, but questioned ...

Tougher road safety measures, including roadside breath testing and speed cameras, were among the initiatives presented in yesterday’s Throne Speech. Pledging an enhanced quality of island life, the speech reiterated Government’s two-track strategy o...

Progressive Labour Party MP Zane DeSilva has ruled himself out of running for the leadership of the party saying he stands “firmly behind David Burt” to take the top position. Mr DeSilva was responding to reports by a source close to the party telli...

Road safety campaigners have welcomed the Bermuda Government’s pledge to tackle impaired driving in Bermuda. In yesterday’s Throne Speech, Acting Governor Ginny Ferson revealed that roadside breath testing would be brought in next year, while speed c...

Progressive Labour Party chairman Scott Simmons has thanked Marc Bean for his service, after the Leader of the Opposition resigned on Friday. “We would like to express our sincere appreciation to Mr Bean for stepping into the role as our chief execu...

A living wage for Bermudians and a move away from “trickledown politics” are among the Throne Speech priorities proposed by local politicians and political commentators. The reconvening of Parliament falls on Monday along with the announcement of the...