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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...

Dear Sir, This fiasco in the American presidential election may be a turning point with global effect on all democracies, including aspiring nations. Up until now, character was very much part of the ethos for leadership. The Donald Trump campaign h...

Marc Bean, the Leader of the Opposition and MP for Warwick South Central, has declared his retirement from politics — bringing to a close an increasingly troubled tenure. “I’m at peace,” Mr Bean told The Royal Gazette, shortly after the Progressive L...

Bermuda’s Youth Parliament has been applauded by the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. According to Akbar Khan, the institution is a clear example of the legislature reaching out to young people and young people respon...

It is only November, so too early for new year’s resolutions, right? Not too early for me. I’m already preparing my resolutions for a Better Bermuda in 2017. For starters, let’s talk about “disenfranchised” Bermudians. What does this mean? It means t...

Senator Jeff Baron met with a senior White House adviser in September about the island’s response to natural disasters. According to a spokeswoman, the national security minister met with Samantha Medlock of the White House Office of Management and B...

Canada, let’s agree, has much to teach the world. After the signing of its new trade deal with the European Union, its lessons on the future of Britain and Europe are especially timely. The Economist just celebrated Canada’s distinctive achievements ...

Eva Hodgson has strenuously tried to show the damage of division in the black community caused by party politics. Over the years I have concluded a few important points about the formative years of party politics. One is that the political efforts of...

A statement has been issued by the participants in the Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council that have concluded in London. In addition, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office issued its own statement, which included the following: “The Ministe...

Rental minicars — no more than 60 inches wide and no more than 115 inches in length — could be on Bermuda’s roads in the near future. An agreement between the Bermuda Government and taxi operators about minicar legislation has been reached after a se...

Climate change, controls on pesticide and a sustainable tourism strategy would be worthwhile elements in the 2016 Throne Speech, according to the environment group BEST. While the Bermuda Government has thus far kept the contents of Monday’s Throne S...

I was born on June 2, 1918, in New York City. Woodrow Wilson was president, the United States was fighting the First World War and women could not vote in this country. It would be another two years before women could vote in US elections. But when t...