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The Throne Speech, under the title of “Social Renewal and Economic Recovery”, opened with the Governor’s reflection on the “definitive”, once-in-an-era change brought by the Covid-19 pandemic. Rena Lalgie told the gathering: “The wounds inflicted by ...

Plans to change the island’s healthcare system will feature in today’s Throne Speech, it was revealed last night. An excerpt from the speech, to be delivered by Rena Lalgie, the Governor on behalf of the Government, said the Covid-19 pandemic had hig...

With the Throne Speech scheduled for tomorrow, we look back at what happened to the pledges made in last year’s legislative blueprint - which was shorter than usual because of the Covid-19 emergency. Of 22 key pledges made last year, nearly half, 10,...

An “evolving blueprint” for Bermuda’s culture, and a podium for young people to have more say in government policy, are planned for the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Sports in the year ahead. Ernest Peets spoke on the Throne Speech plans laid out ...

Tinée Furbert, the new Minister of Social Development and Seniors, pledged to bring “change where it is needed the most” for the island’s youth and elderly. Ms Furbert said the new Children’s Commission, pledged to replace the “outdated“ Child Care P...

A Police Authority will bring greater emphasis on community policing, the national security minister said today. Renée Ming said: “We are seeking to introduce a Police Authority which will comprise Government House, the Government, the police and lay...

Opposition MP Michael Dunkley said at the weekend that the Throne Speech was the one of the weakest he had heard in his time in Parliament. Mr Dunkley, a former premier, added he was “surprised and disappointed that Covid was not more of a feature” o...

Laws designed to allow members of mixed-status families to apply for Bermudian status are just the beginning of changes to immigration legislation, the labour minister told the House of Assembly. Jason Hayward said the “repatriation and mixed-status ...

Bermuda faces “unprecedented” problems in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Leader of the Opposition warned today. Cole Simons said: “Honestly, the next few years will be the toughest Bermuda has faced and the people are worried.“ Mr Simons said...

Legislators will return to the House of Assembly today to debate last week’s Throne Speech. Cole Simons, the Leader of the Opposition, will deliver the One Bermuda Alliance’s Reply to the Throne Speech and the debate is expected to go on much of the ...

On the heels of its historic mandate, the Government laid out an ambitious programme in its Throne Speech delivered last Friday in the Town of St George. Four hundred years after Bermuda’s legislature met in St Peter’s Church for the first time, the ...

Borrowers and mortgage-holders will receive “enhanced protection” when new legislation is brought to Parliament, it was announced today. And Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said landlords and tenants would see laws governing their rights...