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Travelling by ferry or bus has become so popular that it has created many of the issues the transport sector now faces, Transport Minister Walter Roban said in an interview yesterday. This Minister loves his job. Whether he’s talking about buses, fe...

As the December 17 General Election approaches The Royal Gazette is publishing a comprehensive series of articles on the major issues facing the Island. Transport is the subject of today’s first instalment. From getting to work in the morning to en...

The ruling Progressive Labour Party yesterday demanded that the Opposition One Bermuda Alliance reveal the costs of its proposals. At an Alaska Hall press conference, election candidate David Burt repeated his estimate that the OBA’s plans, outlined ...

Public transport in Bermuda gets rave reviews from visitors, but local users and providers are critical of the services. “The ferry is excellent,” said Sheila Wilsker from Florida, who was visiting the Island aboard the Grand Princess, which was call...

Implementing an absentee ballot carries too much risk of electoral fraud, according to ruling party candidate David Burt. But Mr Burt is of the view that Bermuda has a system of fixed term elections. Mr Burt who is seeking election as the MP for Pem...

The ruling Progressive Labour Party yesterday called on the One Bermuda Alliance to release a “secret plan” recommended to the United Bermuda Party by a consultant. But the OBA has dismissed the call as a “thinly veiled” tactic to distract the public...

Young Observer reporter Nari Williams visited the Bermuda Youth Parliament’s opening session at the House of Assembly last week. This is her report. Walking onto the grounds of the House of Assembly I didn’t know what to expect. Though I had passed...

I support, applaud and empathise with the disenfranchised students lobbying for absentee balloting. This vexing issue of absentee voting has been around at least since I was a student in the UK over 40 years ago when the UBP were in power. It was a t...

November 13, 2012 Dear Sir, Every person who runs a household account knows that if their income stays the same and their expenditure goes up that they can't go on and on borrowing more and more money, because that is the path to financial ruin. Yet ...

With election season heating up, the sight of a green minibus calling for votes for the governing Progressive Labour Party drew a chorus of concern. The green-painted bus proclaims the Party’s slogan ‘Standing Strong’ and urges ‘Vote PLP’. However, a...