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Constitutional reform will feature strongly in the House of Assembly as a study on how self-government would work is discussed by MPs. The document, commissioned by the Government, was revealed in the Throne Speech, but scant detail of its conte...

A push for independence will bring Bermuda a financial burden it can ill afford, the Opposition has insisted. Cole Simons, the One Bermuda Alliance leader, claimed that David Burt is getting ahead of the people for the sake of his own personal poli...

Bermuda needs to have a serious conversation about the “firestorm” issue of self-government, David Burt said as he ruled out a referendum on independence during the lifetime of this Parliament, which is slated to end in 2025. The Premier used a post...

The Government has received a report on the full range of self-government options for Bermuda, it was revealed yesterday. The revelation came during the presentation of the Speech from the Throne by the Deputy Governor, Tom Oppenheim. “In a display o...

An “empty” Throne Speech shows the Government is out of touch with voters, the opposition One Bermuda Alliance insisted. Cole Simons, the OBA leader, said the set-piece parliamentary statement of the legislative agenda for the next 12 months lacked ...

A former premier said yesterday he was encouraged to hear a report was submitted by an international adviser on self-governance to show options for Bermuda. Alex Scott added that findings from the Bermuda Independence Commission, appointed by him in ...

Madame President and Members of the Senate, Mr Deputy Speaker and Members of the House of Assembly — Bermuda has been tested. Our families, systems, and institutions have been confronted with immense strains that have threatened to radically alter Be...

Bermuda appears largely unaffected by the extraordinary turmoil in British politics as Rishi Sunak, the third prime minister in seven weeks, left the same foreign secretary in place during a major cabinet reshuffle. James Cleverly, the first non-Whit...

Bermuda has nothing to fear from cutting links with Britain and becoming an independent state, according to a visiting politician. Philip “Brave” Davis, the Prime Minister of the Bahamas, is on island as a guest of the Progressive Labour Party, which...

The bid to change the Progressive Labour Party leadership will step up a gear tonight when former Cabinet minister Renée Ming goes head-to-head with Walter Roban, the Deputy Premier, in the first debate of the campaign. David Burt, the Premier, and h...