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The Premier, David Burt, is to hold a press conference at 3.30pm today to talk about the Cabinet changes announced yesterday. We will bring you live coverage as well as in-depth reports.

David Burt retains finance as he brings a former minister back and hands tourism to freshman MP

OBA: A Cabinet shake-up expected today will still leave the government in turmoil after two high-profile ministerial exits

Concern was growing in the Progressive Labour Party last night over the Premier’s leadership after the Government was plunged into fresh controversy after the national security minister’s surprise departure from the Cabinet. The unrest came as David ...

Renée Ming’s departure from Cabinet this week has caused more instability at the highest levels of government. It appears that Mr Burt informed Cabinet he planned to announce a reshuffle on Monday. Ms Ming was reportedly going on holiday, so Mr Burt...

Top health officials reported one more Covid-19 death as social distancing restrictions are further eased from tomorrow

I am trying to maintain composure and not be overly critical. I certainly do not want to be polarised in any of my observations and criticisms, appearing just to be against everything the Government does; perchance there is higher wisdom at work. But...

More than $7 million will be allocated to Covid-19 pandemic response work in the next financial year, the health minister announced yesterday. Kim Wilson said that the funding would also support the Molecular Diagnostics and Research Laboratory, at p...

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...

The island’s longest-serving premier last night criticised the way the shock resignation of finance minister Curtis Dickinson was handled. Sir John Swan warned that the mishandling of the crisis by David Burt, the Premier, would hurt the economy and ...

Face masks were hung on the doorknob to the Cabinet Office on Saturday as part of a protest against mandatory mask wearing in schools as part of the battle against Covid-19. About 50 people gathered on the grounds, including around 20 children, after...

The Government may relax quarantine measures imposed to stem a recent surge in coronavirus infections, The Royal Gazette can reveal. A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health confirmed that the Government was aware that other countries had reduced qua...