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The Attorney-General has been accused of dodging scrutiny after failing to hold a press conference on her ministry’s plans for the coming year. The Governor delivered this year’s Throne Speech – outlining the Government’s agenda for the next 12 month...

After listening to both sides of the House of Assembly on the Throne Speech, it becomes clear that there are polar opposites operating at two extremes of the political spectrum. Take the issue of sovereignty. The PLP basically said the people are rea...

After listening to the Government’s 2022 Throne Speech, it has become increasingly clear to me that despite its lacklustre 1,000 Day Plan and Education Authority, the Progressive Labour Party Government is woefully unprepared and unwilling to meet th...

The Government is ducking what should be top priorities in the coming legislative year, according to several senators. The claim was made during a debate in the Upper House today on the Throne Speech, which was delivered earlier this month. Owen Darr...

People are having to choose between eating and paying bills because the Government has failed the test of hard times, Cole Simons, the Opposition leader has insisted. Giving the One Bermuda Alliance’s response to the Throne Speech yesterday, Mr Simo...

Four electric GP cars are being evaluated to see if they run efficiently and reliably, the Minister of Public Works said yesterday. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch said the Kia Soul EV’s were under appraisal to see how they performed, as the Governmen...

Landlords have been called upon to help boost the island’s dwindling reserves of affordable housing by partnering with the Government’s housing quango. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, said it was “neither reasonable nor ...

Uncertainty remains over whether Bermuda will get its own arbitration centre, the Minister of Public Works admitted yesterday. The centre in Hamilton, to be named after a former president of the Bermuda Industrial Union and a past Progressive Labour ...

Emergency Cabinet meetings have been held to address violence at CedarBridge Academy, David Burt revealed at a town hall meeting last night. The Premier was responding to comments from a father of a CedarBridge student who said his daughter was atta...

A public meeting is due to take place this evening with David Burt, the Minster of Health and the Minister of Education to discuss the recent Throne Speech. Starting at 6.30pm, the Premier, Kim Wilson and Diallo Rabain will be at the Warwick Workman’...

David Burt is to host a town hall meeting to discuss initiatives set out in the Throne Speech. The Premier will be joined in the “community conversation” on Tuesday evening by Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, and Kim Wilson, the Minister of ...

A new labour department will allow the Government to ensure that workers are afforded their full benefits — including the upcoming minimum wage of $16.40 an hour. Jason Hayward, the economy and labour minister, said there would be no increase to the ...