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David Burt and the Minister of Education, Diallo Rabain, held a press conference today on the Throne Speech. We will have full reports and reaction.

In a first for the island, young Bermudian McKenzie-Kohl Tuckett, former Youth Premier, has delivered a speech in the British House of Commons to mark UK Youth Parliament Day. Speaking on Friday at the same dispatch box used by the British prime mini...

The Government has come under fire for releasing the latest inflation figures only after it delivered its Throne Speech on Friday. The monthly statistics are normally released in the middle of each month. But the October bulletin was released late on...

The Opposition has applauded news of the Government’s decision, announced after the Throne Speech, to drop the Travel Authorisation form with its $40 fee as of November 13. But Michael Dunkley, the shadow health minister and an outspoken critic of th...

Vulnerable families could get increased financial aid to help with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Tom Oppenheim, the Deputy Governor, said in the Throne Speech on Friday that the Cost of Living (Essential Commodities) Regulations will come int...

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 ...

Social insurance payments will be made according to a sliding scale based on what a person earns, according to yesterday’s Throne Speech. No details of how the changes would impact individual contributors were stated, and the One Bermuda Alliance sai...

Plans to give the tourism minister greater powers of discretion over relief for developers of hotels, restaurants and attractions could lead to “mess-ups”, the One Bermuda Alliance has insisted. Cole Simons, the OBA leader, warned against the move af...