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Protesters cheered outside the Cabinet Building last night after an unpopular proposal to adopt more stringent insurance coverage for mammography was dropped. It was an abrupt about-face for Jeanne Atherden, the Minister of Health, who told about 200...

Grant Gibbons, the Minister for Economic Development, gave a ministerial statement on the new National Electricity Sector Policy that he presented to the House of Assembly this morning. Calling it a “key step” in changing how Bermuda sources and use...

“We are here to listen.” That is the rallying call from new St George Mayor Quinell Francis ahead of the first town hall meeting to take place under her watch this evening. Ms Francis urged residents and business owners in St George to attend the mee...

Dear Sir, The issue of caustic partisan political debate in Bermuda and the value of the Westminster system of democracy needs to be seen in light of the American Republic model where legitimacy comes from their constitutional “we the people” as oppo...

The Cabinet Office has confirmed the voluntary early retirement programme has been reintroduced for eligible persons in the public service. A Government spokeswoman reported that Head of the Civil Service, Dr Derrick Binns, had told civil servants la...

Dear Sir, I was struck by Leah Scott’s concern for the people who are not being listened to, as expressed on the floor of the House last Friday. Therefore, I am surprised that she seems so oblivious to the two-tiered nature of our society as a resu...

Dear Sir, Senator Georgia Marshall apologised for not noticing (like most viewers, I imagine) the disclaimer aired at the beginning of Gary Moreno’s interview of the People’s Movement spokesmen last month. We have to admire her for doing that, but i...

A fresh salvo came from the Bermuda Trade Union Congress last night in its lingering dispute with Government over whether or not acceptable cost cuts were settled on this year. The statement hearkened back to days of industrial action and protests in...

The Bermuda Regiment is to embark on a shipwreck diving project of epic proportions as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations. Sergeant Major James Self, who is in charge of scuba diving operations within the regiment, is in the process of organis...

A heartfelt address to Parliament by One Bermuda Alliance backbencher Leah Scott prompted comment this evening from the Progressive Labour Party. An occasionally emotional Ms Scott pleaded for collaboration and for Members of Parliament to “listen to...

A new schedule for a national census has been approved after what were initially strenuous objections from the Opposition. In a switch from the five-year schedule set in 2002, and last carried out for the 2010 census, the count is now left to the Pre...

The One Bermuda Alliance last night issued a statement of support for backbencher Leah Scott, who appeared to break with party ranks during Friday’s House of Assembly. A spokesman said Bermuda’s people wanted their elected officials to work together,...