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The drive to get freedom of information laws in place was the most prominent campaign by The Royal Gazette in recent years — and it came during a low point in the newspaper’s relationship with Government. “The Right to Know: Giving People Power” camp...

It was reported in today’s Royal Gazette, and online, that the Public Access To Information Act 2010 (PATI) was not a high priority for the administration that was in government under the watch of Dr Ewart Brown as Premier. However, we accept that t...

Premier Michael Dunkley has claimed that Shadow Immigration Minister Walton Brown approved legislation which sparked a march on the Senate. However Mr Brown has responded that the Premier’s comments were “not accurate” and that he would adjust the ex...

In light of my constitutional duty as Premier to uphold the “good management of the public affairs of Bermuda”, I feel it necessary to comment on the events of last Wednesday when an unruly crowd disrupted Senate business. People will recall that cro...

Hundreds of protesters interrupted last night’s sitting of the Senate to demand a “bipartisan, collaborative dialogue” on immigration reform. Police ordered the public to leave the Cabinet Building after Senate president Carol Ann Bassett brought pro...

A group of Bermudian women moved one step closer to achieving financial independence when they graduated from the Department of Human Affairs’ Community Driven Development programme yesterday. Seventeen of the 20 participants enrolled in the programm...

It was both a light-hearted and solemn occasion this afternoon as the official portrait of former Premier Dr Ewart Brown was formally unveiled in the Senate chamber. “There is little that will ever prepare one for what comes once you sit behind that ...

Bus cancellations for Friday have been announced as follows: The no. 7 route from Hamilton to Barnes Corner at 3.15pm; The no. 8 route from Barnes Corner to Hamilton at 3.49pm; The no. 11 route from Hamilton to St George’s at 4.25pm; The no. 11 route...

Public Access to Information (PATI) will go into effect on April 1 in “one big massive swoop” but with some initial delays possible, according to the new Information Commissioner, Gitanjali Gutierrez. Ms Gutierrez, from the United States, outlined he...

Members of Parliament are to debate their salaries for the coming year on Monday. Legislators are likely to be closely watched during the talks, held on the last day of the exhaustive post-Budget committee of supply meetings. The earnings of Cabinet ...

A comprehensive freeze on hiring within the Department of Health has made staffing the ministry a “serious concern” for the next financial year. This according to Health Minister Jeanne Atherden who told the House of Assembly this week that 14 posts ...

Craig Cannonier appeared last night to backtrack on the decision to close Bermuda’s recycling plant for a year. Twenty-four hours earlier, the Minister for Public Works had said the move to suspend the Material Recovery Facility service had been made...