The Premier today denied claims that a lack of major new programmes in the Throne Speech meant the Government was running out of imagination and energy.
David Burt was speaking after the One Bermuda Alliance attacked the legislative programme as bein...
You can trust Aaron Rodgers only to do what’s good for Aaron Rodgers. On a football field, his independence can be tolerated, and often preferred because few quarterbacks have ever played the game as divinely as he can. For 17 seasons, the Green Bay ...
DATE: Nov 08, 2021 | CATEGORY: Opinion Writer | AUTHOR: Jerry Brewer
The Constitution and parts of the island’s governance are in line to be updated in the new session of Parliament, it was announced in the Throne Speech yesterday.
Rena Lalgie, the Governor, who delivered the speech on behalf of the Government, said t...
The Speech from the Throne brought to mind the comment from Mario Cuomo, the first member of that family to govern New York, that politicians “campaign in poetry, but govern in prose”.
Throne speeches are often filled with grand phrasemaking and aff...
DATE: Nov 06, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials | AUTHOR: RG: In our Opinion
Here are five things we learnt from today’s Throne Speech:
1) A day of firsts: Rena Lalgie, the Governor, made history as the first woman, and the first Black person, to deliver the Speech from the Throne. She used the occasion to subtly, but fi...
The Throne Speech, under the title of “Social Renewal and Economic Recovery”, opened with the Governor’s reflection on the “definitive”, once-in-an-era change brought by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Rena Lalgie told the gathering: “The wounds inflicted by ...
DATE: Nov 05, 2021 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Two locations have been identified as possible sites for an offshore wind farm, according to an initial report.
But further studies need to be carried out before it can be decided if the project to bring sustainable energy to the island is viable.
Th...
DATE: Nov 01, 2021 | CATEGORY: General | AUTHOR: Gareth Finighan
If you have been experiencing migraines on and off throughout the year, trying different over-the-counter medication, you may decide on visiting your doctor to find out what is going on. The doctor would not only treat what is ailing you, perhaps wit...
A charity for the blind yesterday hit out after vandals damaged more than 20 pedestrian-controlled crossings in Hamilton – an action the city engineer warned had put lives at risk.
Theresa Hall, the executive director of Vision Bermuda, agreed the va...
DATE: Sep 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Crime | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Legislation to ensure that the tribunal responsible for hearing human rights complaints was independent was backed today by the Human Rights Commission.
Lisa Reed, the executive officer of the HRC, said the organisation welcomed the change which woul...
