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There was no flak incurred within the One Bermuda Alliance for Sylvan Richards’s apparent split from party ranks on the issue of same-sex marriage, according to the Junior Minister of Home Affairs. On the day after the OBA announced plans to bring c...

Public Works minister Craig Cannonier has come under fire for the cost of the North Shore roundabout project. Speaking in the House of Assembly this morning, Mr Cannonier said $728,000 has been spent on the project so far and the final cost is expect...

While out canvassing recently, a Bermudian couple asked us to come in and have a conversation with them about the hikes in the land tax proposed by finance minister Bob Richards the week before Christmas. The husband presented a spreadsheet that show...

The Bermuda Union of Teachers has implored education minister Wayne Scott to address “blind spots” in the school reorganisation (Score) report which it says lacks detail on a plan of action. The union also criticised the minister for releasing the re...

Parliament opens for business today after the Christmas and New Year break, with three items of legislation coming from the Bermuda Government. The Medical Practitioners Act, the Electricity 2016 Act and the Banking Special Resolution Act 2016 are to...

The Bermuda Government has unveiled plans to table legislation allowing civil unions between same-sex couples. But Trevor Moniz, the Attorney-General, told a public meeting last night that the One Bermuda Alliance had no intention of same-sex marriag...

"There are not many young people interested in becoming farmers these days and it’s important for us to encourage a change in that mindset.“As minister, I will do all I can to ensure that the Government will do whatever it can to help farmers and fis...

Riveting, exciting and unpredictable even, Mr Editor. This is what elections hold not just for political junkies, but the casual observer as well. No, I do not have in mind the recent by-election in Devonshire North Central, which seemed to be anythi...

Junior Minister for Education Leah Scott says the One Bermuda Alliance should consider a “staggered approach” to the granting of Bermudian and permanent resident status in the current climate. The proposal, announced this month, would allow residents...

The 50th anniversary history of the Royal Bermuda Regiment is to have its official launch this weekend. The author, Tony McWilliam, will be on hand at Brown and Co from noon to 2pm on Saturday to sign copies of Royal Bermuda Regiment — 50 Years Stron...

Parliament has seen “watershed legislation” for the island’s energy sector with a new bill that will open up the electricity market, according to Grant Gibbons, the Minister of Economic Development. The Electricity Act 2016 will also “redefine the in...

Government is working to address the issue of crime, according to Michael Dunkley. While the Premier said the crime rates did increase in 2015, he said the increase comes in the wake of a historic low in 2014. Noting the recent spike in crime since t...