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Britain’s decision to cancel a meeting with the leaders of overseas territories at very short notice has been strongly criticised by the Government. The move to postpone the Joint Ministerial Council gathering with UK officials in London caused “cons...

The turnover of ministers in key government departments and lack of senior civil servants in permanent positions, is damaging Bermuda’s economy, the Opposition has warned. Jarion Richardson, the One Bermuda Alliance deputy leader, has called on the G...

Plans by David Burt to meet Bermudians studying in the UK next week have been postponed. The Premier was to host two “dinner and dialogue” events with students in London and Nottingham on November 10 and 11. Also on Mr Burt’s agenda for the trip was ...

A bank withdrew complimentary tickets for a golf tournament from Progressive Labour Party MP Zane DeSilva on the day he appeared in court on money-laundering charges, The Royal Gazette can reveal. Butterfield Bank informed Mr DeSilva that free ticket...

David Burt, the Premier, reneged on a deal to keep Lawrence Scott in Cabinet as a reward for his personal backing in the Progressive Labour Party leadership battle, a senior source has told The Royal Gazette. Mr Burt surprised some when he axed Mr Sc...

Young Bermudians living in Britain will get an opportunity to meet and discuss important issues with David Burt, the Premier. Current students and recent graduates will be given this opportunity through dinner and dialogue events scheduled to be hel...

Assets seized from criminals by the courts should be allocated to cash-strapped emergency services, it has been claimed. Michael Dunkley of the opposition One Bermuda Alliance said it was essential that the police, fire service, and the Departments...

Lawrence Scott has said he is “surprised, but not bitter” to have been dismissed as transport minister by David Burt, the Premier. The Cabinet shake-up also saw the removal of Ernest Peets as Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport, as well as Governmen...

A former Cabinet minister said yesterday he looked forward to the next year or more in post — before a reshuffle meant he handed over his responsibilities. Ernest Peets was the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport and the Government’s leader in the S...

Veteran MP Wayne Furbert takes on the transport portfolio for the third time in his near-30-year career in politics after yesterday’s Cabinet reshuffle. Mr Furbert told The Royal Gazette: “I am quite familiar with the department, so I will talk to th...