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Dear Sir, I have been following with interest the speculation about whether the Governor will approve a law legalising cannabis and the Premier’s assertion that the community voted for it. The community clearly voted for a wide Progressive Labour Par...

The sight of garbage being dumped on Pembroke Marsh for the first time in decades is a ready symbol of Bermuda’s shift from economic miracle to economic mediocrity. There are others. The dreadful state of the Botanical Gardens, poor roads and governm...

Voters have still to be told the cost of two high-profile international trips by the Premier and Deputy Premier despite government assurances it would “continuously” update information about ministerial expenses overseas. David Burt attended a gather...

The head of the Bermuda Gaming Commission said yesterday a decision on a casino could still be six months away. Jean Major, the commission’s chief executive, said that watchdogs were preparing to scrutinise the operator’s anti-money laundering proced...

The Opposition last night claimed ‘there is a smoke screen preventing the people of Bermuda from the truth’ over the delay in the opening of a casino. One Bermuda Alliance leader Cole Simons also accused Mr Burt of a possible conflict of interest on ...

The December 2, 2016 protest was not the first mass demonstration to take place during the One Bermuda Alliance’s term in office. A number of rallies were staged in the months before that day. On July 15, 2014, there was a massive march on Governmen...

In July 2019, David Burt gave a passionate speech in Parliament about the infamous December 2 protest – an event he had helped organise two-and-a-half years earlier when he was Opposition Leader and which had already spawned three separate inquiries....

The Premier’s repeated predictions that Bermuda’s first casino would open before the end of the year are to fall flat. David Burt, with just one month to the deadline, will not achieve his “dream and expectation” and see gambling at the St Regis Hote...

David Burt, the Premier, rightly said last Friday that he will rule out nothing when planning how to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. Asked if it would be necessary to bring in tougher restrictions, Mr Burt said every leader who had had to deal with...

One Bermuda Alliance leader Cole Simons has admitted his party made mistakes in power as he accused the Government of being obsessed with the political blame game. Mr Simons hit back at David Burt, the Premier, after he launched a string of attacks o...

The Governor and the Premier appear to be on a collision course over a plan for the liberalisation of cannabis laws. Rena Lalgie, the Governor, has made it clear legalisation of cannabis for purposes other than medicinal and scientific use, or some i...