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Social Justice Bermuda weighs in on Marcus Jones’s foot-in-mouth moment

Legislation designed to end “unhelpful blaming and shaming” in divorce cases was backed by the Senate today. The Upper House heard the Matrimonial Causes (Faultless Divorce) Amendment Act was the first of several changes designed to modernise matrim...

Legislation designed to keep better tabs on the pharmaceutical sector was today backed by the Senate. The Pharmacy and Poisons Amendment Act 2022 will bolster the Bermuda Pharmacy Council with the appointment of a member qualified in legal and ethic...

Confusion reigned over Government support for the redevelopment of the island’s biggest resort after the Premier insisted yesterday a $50 million guarantee was agreed with the developers in 2019. But David Burt’s announcement contradicted statements ...

The Premier yesterday refused to comment on whether it was irresponsible of him not to ensure everybody who attended a PLP event at the weekend was informed after he tested positive for the coronavirus that night. It took the Government more than 24 ...

The Premier yesterday refused to outline which public services would be cut in the Budget axe. David Burt signalled a “significant amount of reductions in services” in last Friday’s Budget speech. But Mr Burt, also the finance minister, yesterday avo...

Former One Bermuda Alliance General Election candidate Doug De Couto has been appointed to the Senate to replace Marcus Jones who quit after controversial remarks about teenagers. Cole Simons, the leader of the OBA, said today: “As a fresh new face t...

A flagship arbitration centre has been shelved because of a lack of cash – even though it was supposed to be built “at no cost to government”, The Royal Gazette can reveal. A spokesman for the public works ministry said: “The Ministry of Public Works...

A government minister off work ill for about six months has returned to the job, the Premier announced last night. David Burt said Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the public works minister, was “back at his desk” after being on sick leave since Septe...

David Burt, the Premier, cancelled his post-Budget press conference at short notice Monday without giving a reason. This follows the sudden announcement that the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Budget Breakfast, which Mr Burt was due to attend a...