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David Burt’s town hall meeting to discuss the Throne Speech has been postponed until Monday next week. The event will now take place at Berkeley Institute, from 7.30pm, when the Premier will be joined by ministerial colleagues to make a presentation ...

Governor John Rankin has delivered the Progressive Labour Party’s first Throne Speech in nearly five years. Below is The Royal Gazette’s blow-by-blow account of today’s proceedings. For our full story, visit http://www.royalgazette.com/politics/artic...

A living-wage policy is on the cards as the new Progressive Labour Party government outlined its plans for its first year in power. The Governor, John Rankin, who delivered the Throne Speech to mark the start of Parliament yesterday, said: “To ensure...

Environmental charity Greenrock today called for a renewed focus on renewable energy and sustainability in tomorrow’s Throne Speech. The charity said it would like to see the government to tackle the issue of climate change head on. A spokesman added...

Government House Gardens will open to the public on Sunday for the last time this summer. The grounds have been open to residents and visitors since April 30 and Governor John Rankin said he hoped to continue the Sunday openings next summer. Mr Ran...

A Government website detailing ministers’ overseas travel expenses will be upgraded and reactivated in October. Lovitta Foggo, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, maintained that the new Progressive Labour Party was committed to “full transparency”....

All departments and sections of the Ministry of Public Works will close at 3.30pm tomorrow as staff hold a meeting. The Ministry said measures are in place to minimise disruption to services and that regular business operations will resume on Thursda...

One of the platform planks in my 2008 All Bermuda Congress thrust was the consideration of time as an essential element of all government applications. One may ask why time should be made to be of essence in all government applications? Or how is it ...

The Government Cashiers’ Office on the ground floor of the Government Administration Building has been closed because of flooding. According to spokesman, “work to restore the Cashiers’ office is under way and it is expected to be open tomorrow durin...

New MP Wayne Caines and new senator Kathy Simmons were handed frontline portfolios as the Progressive Labour Party swore in its Cabinet team yesterday. Mr Caines, one of the PLP’s big winners in Tuesday night’s General Election, gets the national sec...

The Cabinet Office will close tomorrow and reopen on Wednesday at 8.30am in the newly renovated Cabinet Building. The office was temporarily located at Innovations House on Reid Street while repairs were carried out on the Cabinet Building at 105 Fro...

The Buildings Section of the Department of Public Lands and Buildings were recently recognised for their work restoring the Cabinet Building. A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Public Works said that construction work on the building are complete, and...