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Jobs and healthcare appear to be the top concerns of Devonshire North Central’s voters, as the electoral campaign nears the final stretch. With residents set to choose between Diallo Rabain and Andrew Simons at a by-election on Thursday, February 4, ...

In the second and final part of our question-and-answer session on the Island’s economy, Bermuda College lecturer Craig Simmons shares his hopes for 2016 •QUESTION: To what extent do we have reason to be optimistic or pessimistic for the year ahead?...

Bermudian candidates will have a better shot at occupying the post of Commissioner of Education than in previous years, according to Wayne Scott, the Minister of Education. He was addressing questions in the House of Assembly from the Opposition, aft...

The Youth Parliament last night held its first debate of the legislative year, with the student members tackling the subject of mental health. While the government team, led by Namrata Bisht, argued that the Bermuda Government should substantially in...

Andrew Simons is the One Bermuda Alliance’s chosen candidate for constituency 13, The Royal Gazette understands. The young politician, who ran for Pembroke Central in 2012 but lost to Walton Brown, has been accepted to run for Devonshire North Centr...

A national plan is needed to tackle the issue of homelessness in Bermuda, according to Opposition MP Michael Weeks. Opening a take-note debate in the House of Assembly on Friday, the Shadow Minister of Health and Community Affairs said treating homel...

Broad-based tax increases were among the key recommendations of an independent report on the Bermuda’s Government’s efforts to stabilise its finances. The Fiscal Responsibility Panel (FRP), made up of three overseas experts, suggested that the Govern...

Asthma charity Open Airways is “disappointed” that legislation providing stricter controls for the sale of tobacco has been delayed. The Tobacco Control Act 2015 was brought before the House of Assembly on Friday by Jeanne Atherden, the Minister of ...

Opposition MP Jamahl Simmons said he was returning to his roots by taking up the role of Shadow Minister of Tourism in the House of Assembly. The Sandys South MP, who has also taken over economic development in this week’s Shadow Cabinet reshuffle, s...

Seven Progressive Labour Party members have quit the Shadow Cabinet, with Zane DeSilva declaring his move a result of Marc Bean's leadership. The Leader of the Opposition's harsh style with some members, as well as his perceived misogynistic behaviou...