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An ambitious legislative agenda was laid out yesterday as Governor George Fergusson read the first One Bermuda Alliance Government Throne Speech. Pledges focused on tackling violent crime and rebuilding the economy. “A key principle embedded in this ...

Progressive Labour Party MP Randolph Horton is now the Speaker of the House of Assembly after being the only nominee for the post at yesterday’s House of Assembly sitting. Mr Horton’s Deputy is Government MP Suzann Roberts-Holshouser who represents S...

It was not so much what was said, it was the order in which it was said that was instructive. Jobs, debt, jobs, small business, entrepreneurs, jobs. That was the first seven pages, then came tourism and then crime. Hitting all the right buttons early...

Long-discussed amendments to tackle discrimination based on sexual orientation and age will be tabled soon, Government said yesterday. Governor George Fergusson announced the promise move in the Throne Speech. “There is no place for discrimination in...

Government yesterday committed to a review of the design of the Causeway, insisting improvements were essential in case of a direct hit by hurricane. Public Works Minister Trevor Moniz said “we cannot keep our fingers crossed” that storm damage won’t...

The Throne Speech offered what could be a major boost for the growing number of Bermudians looking for employment. To promote job creation in the continuing recession, the Government said it will introduce amendments to the Payroll Tax Acts whereby l...

New Premier Craig Cannonier was the man of the hour at this year’s Throne Speech, but it was his wife Antoinette who caught the public’s attention. All eyes were on Mrs Cannonier as she made her way to the Cabinet office lawn wearing an understated ...

Different bottle, same wine. That’s the way Shadow Minister for Community and Cultural Development and Sports Michael Weeks summed up the sports initiatives outlined in Government’s Throne Speech. The new OBA Government has pledged to “strengthen” th...

More police tackling gun crime and the help of the private sector to turn around Bermuda’s financial woes were key planks in the One Bermuda Alliance’s first Throne Speech today. A ban on discrimination based on sexual orientation and age was also pl...