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The Opposition will have its say this morning when legislators return to the House of Assembly, as the Progressive Labour Party delivers its Reply to the Throne Speech. The response to last week’s speech at the convening of the legislature is to be t...

Craig Cannonier said the Bermuda Government is hoping to advance projects that benefit the wider community this year with its Throne Speech pledges. Speaking at a press conference, Mr Cannonier, the Minister of Public Works, highlighted the planned i...

A Chronic Disease Register is key to understanding and tackling Bermuda’s chronic non-communicable diseases, according to two health charities. Bermuda Diabetes Association chairwoman Debbie Jones said it would shed light on the full extent of the pr...

Government has pledged to look into the environmental issues of plastic waste, according to the Throne Speech. Other elements of focus will be to tackle illegal fishing, based on the results of satellite data, and continuing the move towards renewabl...

A focus on improving long-term care, helping seniors age at home and tackling age discrimination in the workplace has been welcomed by charity Age Concern. However, deputy board chairman Charles Jeffers cautioned that this was only the beginning and ...

A cross-section of Bermudian society gathered yesterday morning to hear Acting Governor Ginny Ferson deliver the 2016 Throne Speech. Politicians, judges and schoolchildren were among those present in the south parking lot of Sessions House, as Parlia...

Teachers’ union leader Mike Charles has dismissed the education proposals set out in yesterday’s Throne Speech as “a bunch of platitudes”. Bermuda Education Network executive director Becky Ausenda cautiously welcomed the initiatives, but questioned ...

Legislation regulating dogs is set to be “modernised”, according to the Throne Speech. Among the proposed changes will be measures to set standards for the keeping of dogs, the banning of cosmetic surgical procedures on dogs and a review of controver...

Tougher road safety measures, including roadside breath testing and speed cameras, were among the initiatives presented in yesterday’s Throne Speech. Pledging an enhanced quality of island life, the speech reiterated Government’s two-track strategy o...

Road safety campaigners have welcomed the Bermuda Government’s pledge to tackle impaired driving in Bermuda. In yesterday’s Throne Speech, Acting Governor Ginny Ferson revealed that roadside breath testing would be brought in next year, while speed c...

Greenrock is hoping a commitment to tackling climate change will be part of the Government’s upcoming Throne Speech. The environmental organisation has also outlined six areas of importance including marine conservation, tackling litter and an updat...

A living wage for Bermudians and a move away from “trickledown politics” are among the Throne Speech priorities proposed by local politicians and political commentators. The reconvening of Parliament falls on Monday along with the announcement of the...