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Work permit costs could be hiked as part of a move to encourage greater Bermudian employment, the One Bermuda Alliance proposed yesterday. Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, the shadow finance minister, added that an OBA government would lay the groundwork for...

An increase in work permit fees and a decrease in payroll tax could help Bermudians get into the workforce, the shadow finance minister said. Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, the Shadow Minister of Finance, told The Royal Gazette this afternoon that other ju...

Bermuda is in danger of becoming a North Korean-style “Dear Leader” state, the island’s newest senator warned in his maiden speech yesterday. Jarion Richardson, who replaced Nick Kempe for the One Bermuda Alliance, said: “We are slipping towards the...

The One Bermuda Alliance Senate leader tipped as the party’s rising star has quit to pursue new opportunities abroad, it was revealed yesterday. Nick Kempe, who is also shadow finance minister, will stand down and move to Spain. Mr Kempe said: “As a ...

The newly appoined shadow finance minister highlighted the Government had delivered a Budget deficit after it promised a surplus. Patricia Gordon-Pamplin also said she was concerned by a plan to increase capital spending by $20 million while the isla...

The Opposition leader claimed tonight that the creation of a group designed to boost business development indicated that previous strategies had “failed”. Craig Cannonier, the One Bermuda Alliance leader, said that on the same day that David Burt, th...

The Leader of the Opposition tonight asked Christmas shoppers to back island stores. Craig Cannonier warned the grim economic climate meant the festive season could be “make or break” for some retailers. He said: “We have all by now read how the reta...

A slump in retail sales needs urgent action, the Opposition has claimed. Nick Kempe, the One Bermuda Alliance’s shadow finance minister, said that a change in approach was needed to protect Bermudian jobs. Mr Kempe added: “Last week we heard from Zan...

Not surprisingly, there are those of the opinion that elected persons are mortal enemies who, at no time whatsoever, share any form of human compassion among themselves. This is far from the truth, and in fact many are extremely friendly, if not frie...

So by-election results once again favour the Progressive Labour Party, just as every by-election has in the past, what, ten, 12 years. This is not to take anything away from Dwayne Robinson, who I believe is a fine young man, despite some mistakes he...

A would-be MP was engulfed in a storm of controversy after a clip from a satire show, where he played down the use of pepper spray during a protest, resurfaced yesterday. Dwayne Robinson, a One Bermuda Alliance senator is due to go head-to-head with ...

The Premier is close to being “a wannabe dictator”, the Opposition leader claimed yesterday. Craig Cannonier, the Leader of the One Bermuda Alliance, accused David Burt of “putting his foot on the throat of democracy”. He said: “The Premier has dem...