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Co-operative banks and supermarkets will empower Bermudians to challenge the island’s status quo, David Burt said last night. Speaking at the opening night of the Progressive Labour Party’s delegates conference, the Premier said entrepreneurs could s...

The Government’s decision not to hold an Opening of Parliament ceremony is a dangerous sign of how lightly the present administration regards the customs and mores that underpin Bermuda’s democracy. There is no legal requirement to hold a formal Ope...

Dear Sir, It has been as sad as it has been predictable to see some voters try to defend the Progressive Labour Party’s decision to cancel the Throne Speech. Some have claimed that this is meant to be a pro-independence decision. If it is, then faili...

David Burt is displaying concerning behaviours by manipulating how and when the Houses of Parliament conduct the people’s business. It is anti-democratic and is designed to avoid his responsibilities to Bermuda’s citizens and parliamentary colleagues...

Dear Sir, When a government is elected to power, it is expected to govern and work for, not just those that put it in power, but those that did not, as well. It must do this even if for the sole self-serving reason as to convince those who did not vo...

A former Progressive Labour Party premier has raised concerns about the Government’s decision to drop the Throne Speech and announce its plans at a party conference. Alex Scott said yesterday that the two events were distinct and there was no pressin...

Parliament will continue to meet until December without the traditional Convening of Legislature, David Burt announced yesterday. The Premier said the House of Assembly would meet every other week until December 13 and the Senate would do the same un...

The Premier told a town hall-style meeting that proposed tax changes were designed to benefit the least well-off in Bermuda. He said: “The report on the tax commission has been submitted and I think the most important basis of that is that those pers...

Charities have called for more attention to women’s problems and streamlined services to help struggling families in the wake of Government’s Throne Speech. Leaders of the Women’s Resource Centre and housing organisation Habitat for Humanity of Bermu...

David Burt, the Premier, is to host a public forum this evening to discuss plans from the 2018 Throne Speech. The town hall meeting will be held in the Berkeley Institute cafetorium, starting at 6.30pm. The event will be streamed live on Government’s...

The first Throne Speech of this Progressive Labour Party government, which was delivered in September 2017, made many promises and, while many items have been addressed, much remains to be done in spite of one minister at the time, who was fired or r...

The One Bermuda Alliance called yesterday for urgent action to stimulate the “flatlining economy” and stem the flow of cash overseas. Opposition leader Craig Cannonier said private pension schemes should be made to invest some of their portfolios loc...