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The cost-of-living crisis and Covid-19 are set to dominate the return of the House of Assembly. David Burt, the Premier, will give a financial statement as MPs return for the first session since July. Kim Wilson, the health minister, will set out det...

The race has officially started for the leadership of the Progressive Labour Party. The deadline for declarations of intention to stand in the upcoming election closed last night. Curtis Dickinson, the former finance minister, has already announced h...

Three weeks ago, Britain got a new prime minister after Liz Truss was elected leader of the Conservative Party. Ms Truss became the leader of the British government not as the result of a General Election, or even because a majority of elected Conse...

Comedian and former US Democratic senator Al Franken often recounts a joke made by Republican senator Lindsey Graham. Mr Franken tells it like this: "Lindsey Graham is hilarious. “For instance, when he was running like 15 out of 17 in the Republica...

Dear Sir, I am not a political animal and I have no part in Bermudian politics. However, I do recognise a good man when I meet one and Curtis Dickinson is one such man. I am delighted to learn that Curtis has thrown his hat into the ring to run for p...

“Games people play" — Carly Don Larry Scott posted this on his social-media page on September 8, 2022: “I was informed of the existence of an MOU created by Burt, an MOU that he requested all MPs sign in agreement with the terms and condition...

The contest officially begins now after much speculation that Curtis Dickinson would throw his hat in the ring for leadership. Given there are at least two years left in this term, it is more than a party leadership matter; it’s about who will potent...

Former finance minister Curtis Dickinson has launched a leadership bid against David Burt, the Premier

If revenge is best served cold, Curtis Dickinson just poured a bucket of ice over David Burt’s head. Prowling the premier from the long grass for seven months of mounting frustration, the former finance minister finally decided to strike and challeng...

Curtis Dickinson will face scepticism within the Progressive Labour Party rank and file in his leadership bid, a PLP source close to the Premier told The Royal Gazette. The former finance minister and an MP for more than four years, Mr Dickinson was ...

Just two years after powering the Progressive Labour Party to an historic general election triumph, David Burt now faces a battle to keep his post as he faces a credible challenger for the twin crowns of leader and premier. After initially winning wi...