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A sex offenders’ register is proposed under legislation tabled yesterday in the Senate by the Attorney-General. Kathy Lynn Simmons, also Legislative Affairs Minister, was given responsibility for child protection in the new Cabinet announced by David...

The Throne Speech fell short on job creation and economic development, the Opposition leader said yesterday. Craig Cannonier added the Government missed the opportunity to help people who struggled with the high cost of living and that small business...

A former union leader got a standing ovation as the Throne Speech was read yesterday after it was announced a new arbitration centre would be named after him, Ottiwell Simmons, former president of the Bermuda Industrial Union and a past Progressive L...

It was ladies’ day as the Throne Speech blueprint for the new Parliamentary session was unveiled yesterday. Colourful dresses added splashes of colour as a crowd assembled on the lawn of Cabinet Office to hear John Rankin, the Governor, read the spee...

Tax reform designed to reflect people’s ability to pay is in the pipeline, it was announced in the Throne Speech yesterday. A livable wage, cheaper healthcare, lower power costs and more competition in the mortgage market to drive down costs are also...

A top business leader backed the Government’s Throne Speech bid to help people who struggled with Bermuda’s high cost of living. John Wight, the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce president, said the speech was right to focus on people caught in the gap bet...

Today is the 20th anniversary of the Progressive Labour Party’s “date with destiny” election victory. The party’s first triumph at the polls brought the party in from the cold of 35 years in Opposition and gave Bermuda an alternative government for t...

Proposed rules to crack down on loan sharks are understood to have been revised after public consultation. The Debt Collection Act 2018 will be tabled in Parliament today after an initial draft was reworked to tackle concerns raised by lawyers, busin...

The Government will unveil a “college promise” programme in its second Throne Speech this morning. An excerpt from the speech, released last night, revealed the merit-based programme would offer Bermuda College scholarships to public-school students ...

John Rankin, the Governor, delivered the Throne Speech at Cabinet Office grounds today. This is a brief summary of the main points: • Bills to be advanced include: financial assistance reform; creation of a police authority; legislative support for s...