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David Burt sidelined input from MPs in the run-up to putting together the Throne Speech because he was too focused on getting re-elected as Progressive Labour Party leader, party sources have told The Royal Gazette. The traditional “retreat” gatheri...

The island’s farmers appear to have been shut out of a planned vertical-farming industry — one of the Government’s central initiatives to revive the economy. At a press conference yesterday, Jason Hayward, the Minister of Economy, confirmed that the ...

Vance Campbell said today he was looking forward to being consulted on the appointment of a new chief executive for the Bermuda Tourism Authority. The Minister of Tourism was asked at a press conference when he expected the successful candidate for t...

Bermuda is not competitive when it comes to hotel investment and needs to change approach, David Burt said yesterday. He added at a post-Throne Speech press conference that the tourism minister needs greater discretion when it comes to dealing with d...

The Government’s hopes that an airline would provide a direct service to Boston this month have been dashed

PHOENIX, Arizona (Reuters) — Control of Congress was up for grabs early today after the United States midterm elections, with many of the most competitive races uncalled, leaving it unclear whether Republicans would crack Democrats’ tenuous hold on p...

A push for independence will bring Bermuda a financial burden it can ill afford, the Opposition has insisted. Cole Simons, the One Bermuda Alliance leader, claimed that David Burt is getting ahead of the people for the sake of his own personal poli...

The Government is coming under pressure from MPs in Britain to legalise same-sex marriage. In answer to a question in the House of Commons last week, David Rutley, the parliamentary under-secretary for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office...

Bermuda needs to have a serious conversation about the “firestorm” issue of self-government, David Burt said as he ruled out a referendum on independence during the lifetime of this Parliament, which is slated to end in 2025. The Premier used a post...

Changes to the social insurance system will see people on $18 an hour get an extra $720 a year, David Burt said yesterday. Bermuda is an “outlier” when it comes to the safety net system and contributions need to be transformed into a sliding-scale m...