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Plans to galvanise laws protecting the elderly and vulnerable have been welcomed. However, two leading figures representing Bermuda’s senior population have expressed disappointment that several more key issues were not brought to the table. In the c...

Dark-tinted visors on helmets could be banned under new legislation that will be put before the House of Assembly. The move, which was announced in yesterday’s Throne Speech by Governor George Fergusson, has been welcomed by crime-fighting agencies a...

Bermuda does not have the infrastructure to support people requiring long-term care in a community setting, according to Claudette Fleming. The executive director of charity Age Concern was responding to the announcement in the Throne Speech that the...

Access to medication for chronic illnesses is a vital component of quality healthcare, according to the Bermuda Health Council. While less expensive drugs would not end the suffering, they would make a difference and enable an environment where adhe...

Absentee ballots allowing students to vote have been proposed for the new legislative year. The Throne Speech promise makes good on a pre-election pledge of the One Bermuda Alliance, but the issue goes back more than 15 years. The argument for absent...

The protection of children, seniors and the sick were all prominent features of a Throne Speech that promised to look after Bermuda’s most vulnerable people yesterday. Penalties for predatory sexual crimes against children will be toughened up, legis...

Drug addicts and alcoholics will receive “efficient and cost-effective” care over the coming 12 months, the Bermuda Government promised in its Throne Speech yesterday. However, the pledge was met with a mixed response from the heads of several Bermud...

Veteran correspondent Ira Philip was last night recovering at home after being helped out of the Throne Speech on a stretcher. The 89-year-old, who was seated for the address, became unwell and was assisted by St John Ambulance staff. His family sai...

What was left out of the Throne Speech could be “more deafening than what got in” according to equal rights campaigner Tony Brannon. He was referring to the lack of discussion on same-sex marriage during yesterday’s speech read by Governor George Fe...

Despite the beaming sunshine and colourful dresses, the 2015 Speech from the Throne played out in front of a somewhat subdued atmosphere. Spectators packed into the gazebo on the Cabinet lawn to watch the Island’s politicians gather for what is likel...

Pomp and pageantry marks the beginning today of a new legislative session. It’s one of the more pleasant (and pleasing) parliamentary traditions that helps to distinguish us here and abroad. It also highlights our British heritage and represents that...

Highlights of today’s Throne Speech include pledges to: • Strengthen human rights legislation to outlaw discrimination on the grounds of mental disability, as well as discrimination through printed word, telephone discussions or any electronic medium...