United Bermuda Party leader Kim Swan has called for a probe into how Cabinet Office insiders high-jacked the words of the Speaker in a failed attempt to shut down scrutiny of Government.
And Mr. Swan has hailed Speaker Stanley Lowe's U-turn on parlia...
This is the full text of the statement read out in the House of Assembly by Speaker Stanley Lowe, giving his ruling on parliamentary questions:
"A few weeks ago I had the opportunity of meeting around a table with a group of five Bermudians as part o...
The Premier yesterday appointed Marc Bean as a new Senator, replacing Wayne Caines who resigned to pursue a career in the private sector.
And he stressed that he was not taking the post for its 'glitter and gold'.
Sen. Bean, 34, said: "I'm not really...
Former MPs Reginald Burrows and Stuart Hayward last night urged Speaker Stanley Lowe to rethink his threat to bar MPs from questioning Ministers on anything they did in an old Parliament.
And the Opposition United Bermuda Party believe the ruling wil...
House Speaker Stanley Lowe today reversed a previous statement which appeared to ban questions to Ministers from an old Parliament.
In the House of Assembly this morning he said matters from an old Parliament, such as questions, can be resubmitted.
H...
Much of the world has been watching developments in Zimbabwe for some time, wondering what the final outcome will be for its people, many of whom live in what appears to be a world of endless suffering and fear.
Millions pulled up stakes and fled the...
A supporter of Bermudians for Referendum has called for the Premier to be more transparent on discussions over Independence.
Pat Ferguson, an ardent supporter of the advocacy group, raised her concerns after Premier Ewart Brown appeared to visit the ...
THE BRITISH Government is understood to be investigating Opposition claims that democracy on the island is being weakened.
And the independence and impartiality of the Speaker of the House ¿ who acts as referee during debates in the House of Assembly...
The recent attacks on immigrants in South Africa is the worst example of such violence visited on expatriate groups in an African country since the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin ruthlessly expelled almost 49,000 Ugandan Asians and seized their property i...
The quest for independence
May 28, 2008
Dear Sir,
Once again we have been reminded by the Premier the quest for independence is unassailable, inescapable and on the top of the priority list. Unlike our 'double jeopardy laws' where one cannot be trie...
