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Tougher road safety measures, including roadside breath testing and speed cameras, were among the initiatives presented in yesterday’s Throne Speech. Pledging an enhanced quality of island life, the speech reiterated Government’s two-track strategy o...

Road safety campaigners have welcomed the Bermuda Government’s pledge to tackle impaired driving in Bermuda. In yesterday’s Throne Speech, Acting Governor Ginny Ferson revealed that roadside breath testing would be brought in next year, while speed c...

Greenrock is hoping a commitment to tackling climate change will be part of the Government’s upcoming Throne Speech. The environmental organisation has also outlined six areas of importance including marine conservation, tackling litter and an updat...

A living wage for Bermudians and a move away from “trickledown politics” are among the Throne Speech priorities proposed by local politicians and political commentators. The reconvening of Parliament falls on Monday along with the announcement of the...

The Convening of Parliament has been set back several days as a result of damage to the House of Assembly. While the ceremony — including the Throne Speech — was set to be held on Friday, the Bermuda Government has announced that it will now take pla...

A proposed levy dubbed the general services tax will not come into effect for the next fiscal year starting April 2017, according to Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance. While he was not prepared to divulge new details on the 5 per cent charge put ...

Government unveiled its new online portal today. Members of the public and the media will be able to access information and press releases through the website. “In the November 2015 Speech from the Throne, the Government promised to replace the old w...

Michael Dunkley was quizzed yesterday about conscription, same-sex marriage and the size of the Civil Service during an online chat with readers of The Royal Gazette. The Premier spent 50 minutes at his computer at the Cabinet Office answering questi...

Readers of The Royal Gazette have the chance this morning to grill Michael Dunkley online about this year’s Throne Speech. The Premier will be taking part in a live question and answer session from 10am today about the initiatives laid out in the 30-...

The decision to include mental health under human rights laws has been applauded by the Bermuda Mental Health Foundation. “Amending the Human Rights Act in favour of giving basic human rights to the mentally disabled is simply the right thing to do,”...

Be careful what you wish for, yes? Be careful, too, what you promise, Mr Editor. You may reasonably be expected to deliver. To its credit, the One Bermuda Alliance government announced in the Throne Speech its plans to deliver on a promise to introd...

Senators crossed swords during an heated debate over the Bermuda Government’s proposals in the Throne Speech and the Opposition’s alternative vision for the Island. While the Senate leaders of both parties, Michael Fahy and Diallo Rabain, exchanged v...