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The Progressive Labour Party has declared its support for the Reverend Nicholas Tweed in his work permit row. In a statement issued this afternoon, the party said: “On the issue of the OBA’s refusal to renew the work permit of Reverend Nicholas Tweed...

The Department of Immigration remains committed to a policy of fairness, according to Patricia Gordon-Pamplin. The Minister of Home Affairs issued a statement tonight reiterating that while she could not comment on individual cases, each work permit...

Grant Gibbon’s trip to Toulon, France, for the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series cost $6,091.05, according to the Bermuda Government’s travel webpage. Dr Gibbons, the Minister of Economic Development, went on the trip from September 6 to 12 an...

David Burt remained tight-lipped yesterday over his decision to resign as the Shadow Minister of Finance. Mr Burt, who will remain as the Progressive Labour Party’s deputy leader, said it would be inappropriate to discuss his decision before the par...

David Burt has resigned as the Shadow Minister of Finance. Mr Burt handed in his resignation from the post yesterday to the Opposition leader, Marc Bean, but confirmed that he would remain Deputy Leader of the Progressive Labour Party. “Earlier today...

Police should balance dropping 24-hour service from peripheral stations with a review of patrolling capacity, the Progressive Labour Party stated this afternoon. Walter Roban, the Shadow Minister of National Security, responded to the announcement la...

Brexit, Britain’s controversial referendum decision to exit the European Union, was the “focal point” of Prime Minister Theresa May’s address at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, environment minister Cole Simons said. Mr Simons, who at...

A sitting of the Public Accounts Committee looking into the proposed redevelopment of the LF Wade International Airport has been postponed for one week, after a request from the Ministry of Finance. The group, initially scheduled to meet this afterno...

Plans for a redeveloped L.F. Wade International Airport have garnered provisional approval from the Development Applications Board. The plans for the controversial project were submitted to the Department of Planning earlier this year, proposing a ne...

Scott Simmons has been elected chairman of the Progressive Labour Party. Mr Simmons, who ran as a General Election candidate for the PLP in 2003 and 2012, is a former public relations officer for the party, and was press secretary to Ewart Brown, the...