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The Free Democratic Movement has promised to use green energy to reduce the cost of living in its General Election platform. The FDM said: “Energy costs in Bermuda are prohibitive and will remain high as long as we are trapped by our dependency on fo...

As discussed yesterday, a party’s platform should be a vital guide to how a party will govern if elected. It should also show that the party is ready to govern from Day 1. The One Bermuda Alliance’s platform, released over the weekend, does neither,...

Voters who turn out for the General Election tomorrow will have “an extra layer of protection” from Covid-19, a Government spokeswoman said last night. Saliva tests for the coronavirus were offered by the Ministry of Health for officials employed by ...

Whoever wins the election tomorrow will be forced to manage a struggling tourism industry. One hotelier, who asked not to be named, said Covid-19 was “an elephant in every room” of the industry. He said: “Our numbers for the years had looked all righ...

Bermuda must seek opportunity from the Covid-19 pandemic, the leader of the One Bermuda Alliance said last night. Craig Cannonier added that the lockdown of Bermuda’s borders because of the coronavirus was a “major, major” challenge that will make pr...

Party platforms are essential documents when voters are deciding who they are going to elect in a General Election. Of course, they are not the only factor in the decision. A party’s previous record and the calibre of candidates are also crucial. An...

Specialist signature schools will be introduced in the 2021-22 school year, the education minister has promised. Diallo Rabain said that the Ministry of Education hoped to open two of the schools by September next year after “widespread public consul...

More than 90 per cent of people in a poll this year said that the Government had handled the Covid-19 crisis well. A survey by Total Research Associates and Narrative Research found that 92 per cent of the 400 people they talked to between April 22 a...

People who live in Bermuda for seven years would get Bermudian status or citizenship under a Free Democratic Movement government. The FDM pledged sweeping immigration reform in an attempt to increase the number of people with a stake in the future of...

Private investment will drive many of the projects promised in the Progressive Labour Party’s platform for the October 1 General Election, the Premier said last night. David Burt explained that the PLP had put together a collaborative document with i...

The leader of the Free Democratic Movement asked yesterday for clarification on the Progressive Labour Party’s mask-wearing policy after he was criticised for his opinion on the subject despite video footage that showed two former Cabinet ministers a...

Leaders of the island’s political parties pushed messages of unity and building a better future in a pre-election forum last night. Topics covered included education, the economy, healthcare reform and the environment in panel interviews set up by Co...