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The Governor declared yesterday that Monday will be a public holiday to mark the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. The move brings Bermuda in line with other Overseas Territories such as the Cayman Islands. It was also announced that Rena Lalgie, the Go...

The Opposition has accused David Burt, the Premier, of failing to live up to government promises that he would help people to battle the cost-of-living crisis with a $15 million relief plan. One Bermuda Alliance leader Cole Simons said payroll tax re...

Business leaders have given a lukewarm response to the Government’s plans to implement a minimum wage next year. Jason Hayward, the Minister of Labour, said last week that a minimum wage of between $16 and $16.40 per hour would come into effect next ...

The late Queen is to be the focus of a special joint session of the legislature, the Government announced today. MPs and senators will have two-and-a-half hours to offer condolences and remember the monarch’s life following her death on Thursday. The...

The accession of King Charles III was proclaimed yesterday morning at Front Street by Rena Lalgie, the Governor, in a ceremony watched by legislators and a hushed crowd of spectators. A 21-gun salute thundered over Hamilton Harbour to mark the closin...

King Charles III has been urged by a former premier to follow in his mother’s footsteps and make Bermuda a priority visit of his reign. Speaking at a 21-rifle salute by the Royal Bermuda Regiment at Government House in memory of Queen Elizabeth II ye...

The Progressive Labour Party has said that rules have not been changed ahead of any possible leadership challenge at next month’s delegates conference. The comments followed widespread social media traffic claiming that the process to challenge David...

Concerns raised by prison officers over the “unsafe” conditions they have to work in are being ignored by the Government, the Opposition has said. Michael Dunkley, the shadow national security minister, suggested the Government did not care about wha...

David Burt, the Premier, has warmly praised the Queen following the news of her death. Mr Burt said the Monarch’s “consequential” reign had earned a “unique” place in history. In a statement he said: “A life of undimmed duty, a model of strength and...

London may be willing to cut a deal with Bermuda over controversial moves to legalise cannabis after the UK rejected the Government’s flagship legislation, a leading legal expert has said. With the threat of a constitutional crisis over the issue loo...