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Tourism minister Jamahl Simmons tabled legislation yesterday to give himself the power to sack Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission chairman Alan Dunch. The move came after Mr Dunch questioned the intentions of MM&I Holdings, the firm involved in a contr...

Changes to the $1 million-a-week financial assistance system and a “culture of entitlement” have to be made, Minister of Social Development and Sport Zane DeSilva said yesterday. Mr DeSilva warned: “It’s well recognised that the current expenditure o...

The economy and jobs for Bermudians were among the major topics discussed in the Senate yesterday as the Throne Speech was debated. One Bermuda Alliance senator Nick Kempe said he believed that the focus for job creation should be on the private sect...

Conversations about independence are “counterproductive at this time”, according to David Burt. The Premier insisted the Progressive Labour Party is not discussing a potential attempt to break ties with Britain, and is focusing instead on local issue...

Speculation that the Bermuda Government was considering independence has been dismissed. “The position is this; it was not in our platform, we have not discussed it,” Jamahl Simmons, Minister of Economic Development and Tourism, said yesterday. Mr Si...

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...

Former premier Alex Scott believes Bermuda’s new political climate could set the stage for another review over independence. Mr Scott was a strong advocate for splitting ties with Britain during his tenure from 2003 to 2006, but did not push for a re...

The Progressive Labour Party has unveiled three General Election candidates to go up against three of the One Bermuda Alliance’s key players. Architect Curtis Richardson will take on Grant Gibbons in Paget East, barrister Kathy Simmons will challenge...

An independent panel has given the thumbs up to the airport redevelopment deal. The Blue Ribbon Panel, tasked by the Bermuda Government to probe documents surrounding the proposed project, announced its decision at a press conference yesterday aftern...