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The Bermuda Progressive Labour Party has a responsibility to not only hold the government accountable, but to bring forward new ideas and new solutions to the issues facing Bermudians. In the last session of the House, we brought forward draft legisl...

PAC, man, is no game. Nor should it be, Mr Editor. At least not the one I am constantly going on about. Readers will know where I stand on the matter of the Public Accounts Committee. It is long since time that this bipartisan parliamentary committee...

The following is the first part in a two-part series by Gladwyn Simmons. The articles address some of the key issues facing Bermuda. The second part will be in Tuesday’s paper. The generic terms “the high price of change” and “Bermuda’s delicate ba...

Newly appointed Senator Georgia Marshall has pledged to be a “positive force” in Bermuda politics as she prepares to assume her position in the Senate this week. Mrs Marshall was sworn in as part of the One Bermuda Alliance Senate team by Governor Ge...

A trip to the UK by Finance Minister Bob Richards and the Cabinet Secretary to take part in a conference cost almost $20,000, according to the Ministerial travel website. According to the website, Mr Richards and Cabinet Secretary Derrick Binns left ...

Shadow Minister for Transport Lawrence Scott had high praise for this week’s road safety summit and said he would gladly join a task force to be created in the coming weeks to address the Island’s dangerous roads. Mr Scott said he found the calling o...

By Jonathan Bell British Opposition leader and would-be Prime Minister Ed Miliband’s threat to blacklist Bermuda as a tax haven was attributed by Premier Michael Dunkley to pre-election ploys. Speaking at yesterday’s House of Assembly, the Premier st...

Legislation offering America’s Cup-related concessions was approved by the House of Assembly last night, with both parties promising unequivocal support. Minister of Economic Development Grant Gibbons explained that the legislation represented the Go...

Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee David Burt expressed concerns about government interference as the committee was set to hear evidence about spending on the 35th America’s Cup. While the committee was scheduled to ask questions of William Fr...

Transport Minister Shawn Crockwell yesterday confirmed that Government would push ahead with roadside sobriety checks and speed cameras to improve road safety. He told the House of Assembly: “I rise to report that the Ministry of Tourism Development ...

Premier Michael Dunkley has laid out details of his trip to Washington DC, where 12 meetings were conducted on Capitol Hill. Government is closely watching United States tax policy, which has implications for Bermuda’s economy, and Mr Dunkley said he...