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I remember many years ago Julian Hall referring to Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch’s actions as a “train wreck in slow motion”. The former premier Paula Cox, during her tenure as Minister of Finance, was plagued with the term “cog in the wheel”. I don...

The Progressive Labour Party has always stood for affordable housing for our people. In Bermuda’s economy, it is easier said than done, but in all of our administrations we have been committed to securing more inventory to house our people. The Lough...

An Opposition senator accused the Premier of playing favourites with the appointment of MPs and senators to Government boards. Marcus Jones, the shadow economic development minister, told the Upper House that David Burt awarded influential positions ...

The island’s longest-serving premier last night criticised the way the shock resignation of finance minister Curtis Dickinson was handled. Sir John Swan warned that the mishandling of the crisis by David Burt, the Premier, would hurt the economy and ...

Dear Sir, The headline in today’s edition (February 14, 2022) of The Royal Gazette says it all: “Shock as finance minister resigns”. I am deeply saddened by this announcement. In my opinion, Finance Minister Dickinson is an exceptional public serva...

Picture the attendant photograph for a minute. Taken at a Progressive Labour Party family fun day, it represented everything that was fresh, young and, let’s say, progressive, about a movement on the rise: the green machine. A tsunami that swept up e...

The shock resignation of Curtis Dickinson as finance minister today drew mixed reactions from political commentators. Some politicians said that the Progressive Labour Party administration would be wounded by the loss. But others argued that the gov...

There is more to the shock resignation of Curtis Dickinson as finance minister “than meets the eye”, the Leader of the Opposition claimed. Cole Simons, the One Bermuda Alliance leader, said the sudden exit of Mr Curtis just days before the Budget was...

The Government refused yesterday to discuss progress on a flagship series of measures designed to get the economy under way in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis. Curtis Dickinson, the Minister for Finance, unveiled the economic recovery plan last March...

A financial audit should be carried out after it was revealed a sole-sourced contract for Covid-19 services was given to a company owned by the Premier’s fintech adviser, the One Bermuda Alliance said tonight. Cole Simons, the Leader of the Oppositio...

The leader of the island’s blue collar union has accused the ruling Progressive Labour Party of an attack on its core support. Chris Furbert, the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union, hit out yesterday as he demanded stricter enforcement of work...