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When David Burt called a snap General Election in 2020, he justified it on the basis that difficult economic problems were looming and the Government needed a mandate to take the hard decisions that would be necessary. Hard times are indeed here. Pr...

A case management system that is the “lifeblood” of the island’s courts must be replaced as a priority, the Registrar of the Courts said. Alexandra Domingues noted in an annual report that the judiciary was told the funding needed to buy an up-to-dat...

Financial relief is on its way after MPs approved $5.8 million on Friday night to help workers and families struggling with rising prices. David Burt, the Premier, said the money was part of a $15 million package that includes reductions in duty on p...

The Government has refinanced $500 million in public debt, the Premier announced

“When we judge or criticise another person, it says nothing about that person; it merely says something about our own need to be critical.” — Sir Winston Churchill I have read, with a large amount of amusement, the weekly list of comments from fa...

Bermuda’s sovereign credit rating, which helps to determine the cost of the island’s debt and its ability to borrow money, has been reaffirmed by a top ratings agency. Standard & Poor’s has reaffirmed Bermuda's A+ sovereign credit rating, the Govern...

An organisation providing “critical services” to victims of domestic abuse is in financial crisis – despite receiving taxpayer cash to carry out its work. The Centre Against Abuse, co-chaired by former Progressive Labour Party chairman Damon Wade, re...

Angry complaints by users of the Pink Route ferry service that cuts have left them feeling abandoned and stranded have been dismissed by the Transport Minister. Lawrence Scott said he did not accept the views of a petition signed by more than 800 peo...

Dear Sir, I was hopeful that with such a strong majority and plenty of time left in the election cycle we would have a good chance for a meaningful Budget in 2022. Sadly, it has been another year of taking the easy option. Hard-won confidence is bein...

Dear Sir, In my opinion, the annual Budget debates in the House of Assembly are not really debates. I describe them as a series of lectures followed by questions and answers. For the uninitiated, here are the basic facts: 1, Fifty-six hours are allo...

The House of Assembly has completed the Budget Debate, which has devolved into an annual exercise in futility by Members of Parliament, laced with contempt for the people who elected them to office. The debate is not futile because the Budget is uni...

An Opposition senator yesterday accused the Government of time-wasting to dodge debate on the new Budget. Douglas De Couto, of the One Bermuda Alliance, claimed that the Government side ate up time by reading out unnecessary details about their portf...