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A push for independence will bring Bermuda a financial burden it can ill afford, the Opposition has insisted. Cole Simons, the One Bermuda Alliance leader, claimed that David Burt is getting ahead of the people for the sake of his own personal poli...

Bermuda needs to have a serious conversation about the “firestorm” issue of self-government, David Burt said as he ruled out a referendum on independence during the lifetime of this Parliament, which is slated to end in 2025. The Premier used a post...

David Burt and the Minister of Education, Diallo Rabain, held a press conference today on the Throne Speech. We will have full reports and reaction.

Government is taking action to improve the supervisory platform for an element of international business over which the island continues to face international scrutiny. In fact, even as new measures are being enacted to make the island’s value propos...

Vulnerable families could get increased financial aid to help with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Tom Oppenheim, the Deputy Governor, said in the Throne Speech on Friday that the Cost of Living (Essential Commodities) Regulations will come int...

The Government has received a report on the full range of self-government options for Bermuda, it was revealed yesterday. The revelation came during the presentation of the Speech from the Throne by the Deputy Governor, Tom Oppenheim. “In a display o...

An “empty” Throne Speech shows the Government is out of touch with voters, the opposition One Bermuda Alliance insisted. Cole Simons, the OBA leader, said the set-piece parliamentary statement of the legislative agenda for the next 12 months lacked ...

A former premier said yesterday he was encouraged to hear a report was submitted by an international adviser on self-governance to show options for Bermuda. Alex Scott added that findings from the Bermuda Independence Commission, appointed by him in ...

There was an air of post-pandemic blues at this year’s Throne Speech ceremony — the first to be held in person since 2019 — with no regiment pageantry, little jubilation and a somewhat toned-down dress code. Winsome Burt, the Premier’s sister, said i...

A union leader yesterday welcomed the creation of a new labour department to help to safeguard workers’ rights. Chris Furbert, the head of the Bermuda Industrial Union, said: “Anything that will help to improve the rights of organised labour is going...

The Government will launch a review of the island’s fire service to determine its fitness for its role. The Throne Speech, delivered yesterday by Tom Oppenheim, the Deputy Governor, said the Government would approach His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Con...

Anyone expecting an overarching plan to dramatically improve Bermuda’s moribund economy while containing the rise in the cost of living will have been disappointed in the Throne Speech yesterday. The Government’s lack of ambition may actually be righ...