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A former premier reaffirmed his support yesterday for the Bermuda Government’s legal action against Lahey Clinic to be dropped. Alex Scott, Progressive Labour Party premier from 2003 to 2006, said he was “still of the same mind that I was when I put ...

A reason given by tourism minister Jamahl Simmons for why he had to take control of the island’s independent gaming commission has come in for renewed criticism in the wake of a public access to information disclosure. Mr Simmons told Parliament that...

Heads could roll over a failure to fill five vacant garbage collection jobs, the Minister of Public Works warned yesterday. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch said that five new waste management staff approved in September were never recruited. He said:...

The Budget will focus on sparking economic growth in Bermuda, the Premier said last night. David Burt, also Minister of Finance, told an audience at St Paul Centennial Hall that any tax increases in the looming Budget would be “small and targeted”. H...

Progressive Labour Party politicians will hold a meet and greet at Elliot Primary School on Saturday. Senator Vance Campbell, MPs Chris Famous and Diallo Rabain and General Election candidate Ernest Peets will talk with residents from Constituencies ...

Government reform minister Lovitta Foggo met union leaders last week to discuss “change management” as part of an attempt to improve public service efficiency. The Government said a strategic plan to provide a “comprehensive road map to achieve more ...

Social, economic and geographic data from 2014 to 2016 is highlighted in a new publication from the Department of Statistics. The 2017 Bermuda Facts and Figures pamphlet contains data about Bermuda’s economy as well as historical notes on the develop...

David Burt and his Cabinet’s decision to continue with a lawsuit launched by the former government against the Lahey Clinic is in Bermuda’s best interests, Shadow Attorney-General Trevor Moniz said yesterday. Mr Moniz said the Premier and his Cabinet...

David Burt says his trip to the World Economic Forum in Switzerland has been more fruitful than he had expected. Speaking from Davos today, the Premier said he had spoken with leaders of some of the world’s largest technology companies, including Eri...

Former government minister Zane DeSilva denied claims last night from Progressive Labour Party sources that he was ordered to quit Cabinet by the Premier. Mr DeSilva branded it “absolutely false” that he had been told by David Burt to resign from his...