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The One Bermuda Alliance has accused the Government of deliberately picking fights with the UK in order to push through an independence agenda. Scott Pearman, the OBA’s spokesman on Legal and Home Affairs, spoke out after a Government senator blamed ...

Bermuda suffers a “democratic deficiency” under the current constitutional set up, a new study into self-governance states. The report, commissioned by the Government at a cost of $50,000, finds that the UK is not doing enough to work with the island...

An international adviser on self-governance suggested the island cannot afford to delay its political evolution, which would include “removal of the final vestiges of colonialism”. Carlyle Corbin said that the level of delegation to Bermuda by the UK...

A report showed that Bermuda is unprepared for the “full measure of self-governance” according to a series of indicators against which the island’s readiness was measured, the House of Assembly heard today. Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Minister of Legal A...

Cole Simons, the Leader of the Opposition, is in London this week at the British Overseas Territories Forum. Mr Simons attended to discuss common global challenges as well as unique individual legislature issues with Overseas Territories members. In ...

The Attorney-General has been accused of dodging scrutiny after failing to hold a press conference on her ministry’s plans for the coming year. The Governor delivered this year’s Throne Speech – outlining the Government’s agenda for the next 12 month...

The Government is ducking what should be top priorities in the coming legislative year, according to several senators. The claim was made during a debate in the Upper House today on the Throne Speech, which was delivered earlier this month. Owen Darr...

Bermuda must have a mature discussion about sovereignty that is neither adversarial nor has the aim of gaining political ground, David Burt has said. However, speaking during the motion to adjourn on Friday night, the Premier said that Bermuda shoul...

People are having to choose between eating and paying bills because the Government has failed the test of hard times, Cole Simons, the Opposition leader has insisted. Giving the One Bermuda Alliance’s response to the Throne Speech yesterday, Mr Simo...

The Bermuda Government was empowered to actively consider the “full range” of self-governance options when the UK Government’s actions had the effect of “erasure or neutering” local policies, the Attorney-General said. Kathy-Lynn Simmons, who is als...