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The Progressive Labour Party is delivering on its promise to get Bermudians back to work with the Agreement in Principle announced by the Premier and Minister of Finance on Friday. The agreement between the Bermuda Government and Westend Properties ...

A Government backbencher has apologised for comments he made in the House of Assembly that included “monkey” references. Christopher Famous added that he accepted a different phrase should have been used to make his point. The Progressive Labour Part...

“A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members.” — Mahatma Gandhi It was recently reported on February 21 that for the third consecutive year Bermuda has recorded the grim statistic that we recorded more deaths than th...

After 50 years of sociopolitical activity preceded by a nebulous or nascent introduction through church and family, I think my tales of that experience may be of interest for those who are going forward with any political ambition. It is useful to kn...

Greater clarity is urgently needed on stalled plans for the massive $376 million revamp of the Fairmont Southampton, the Opposition has demanded. One Bermuda Alliance leaders called for the Government to push on with some sort of financial guarantee ...

The Premier yesterday paid to a former MP found dead in his submerged van last week. David Burt praised Darius Tucker for his mentorship role for young people. Mr Burt said: “He was a member who served on both sides of the aisle, a member who was kno...

The Premier is a “slippery-tongued” deceiver who has hiked payroll tax, the Opposition leader told the House of Assembly yesterday. Cole Simons accused David Burt, also the finance minister, of deliberately misleading the public. He said: “The Minis...

The Opposition’s Budget reply was last night criticised by government MPs as too long – but short on substance. Wayne Furbert, the Cabinet Office Minister, attacked a claim by Cole Simons’, the leader of the One Bermuda Alliance, that payroll tax wou...

The Opposition’s Reply to the Budget statement amounted to “two hours of rhetoric” closer in tone to a Throne Speech reply, the economy and labour minister claimed yesterday. Jason Hayward told the House of Assembly that “all of Bermuda should be dis...

The Opposition last night demanded answers on why the public was not told about a $50 million guarantee for the redevelopment of the island’s biggest hotel. David Burt, the Premier, revealed the 2019 deal with the owners of the Fairmont Southampton...

Social Justice Bermuda weighs in on Marcus Jones’s foot-in-mouth moment

Former One Bermuda Alliance General Election candidate Doug De Couto has been appointed to the Senate to replace Marcus Jones who quit after controversial remarks about teenagers. Cole Simons, the leader of the OBA, said today: “As a fresh new face t...