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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...

David Burt and the Minister of Education, Diallo Rabain, held a press conference today on the Throne Speech. We will have full reports and reaction.

In a first for the island, young Bermudian McKenzie-Kohl Tuckett, former Youth Premier, has delivered a speech in the British House of Commons to mark UK Youth Parliament Day. Speaking on Friday at the same dispatch box used by the British prime mini...

The Government has come under fire for releasing the latest inflation figures only after it delivered its Throne Speech on Friday. The monthly statistics are normally released in the middle of each month. But the October bulletin was released late on...

The Opposition has applauded news of the Government’s decision, announced after the Throne Speech, to drop the Travel Authorisation form with its $40 fee as of November 13. But Michael Dunkley, the shadow health minister and an outspoken critic of th...

Vulnerable families could get increased financial aid to help with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Tom Oppenheim, the Deputy Governor, said in the Throne Speech on Friday that the Cost of Living (Essential Commodities) Regulations will come int...

The Government has received a report on the full range of self-government options for Bermuda, it was revealed yesterday. The revelation came during the presentation of the Speech from the Throne by the Deputy Governor, Tom Oppenheim. “In a display o...

An “empty” Throne Speech shows the Government is out of touch with voters, the opposition One Bermuda Alliance insisted. Cole Simons, the OBA leader, said the set-piece parliamentary statement of the legislative agenda for the next 12 months lacked ...

A former premier said yesterday he was encouraged to hear a report was submitted by an international adviser on self-governance to show options for Bermuda. Alex Scott added that findings from the Bermuda Independence Commission, appointed by him in ...