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Throne Speech. The Reply. Point. Counterpoint. Now we all understand the politics of debate in the House of Assembly. Only too well. Meanwhile, outside the legislature partisans pile on with pointed comments. There’s a wonderful Arabic proverb that s...

The Queen sent a message to the people of Bermuda as the island celebrated a Parliamentary milestone. In a letter delivered through Government House, she wrote: “On the occasion of celebrations to mark the 400th anniversary of the Bermuda Parliament,...

All eyes will be on the East End tomorrow with the historic 400th anniversary of Parliament celebrated in the Town of St George, where it was first held. St George’ mayor George Dowling called it “a major coup” for the Olde Towne. He added: “We’re v...

A Speech from the Throne sounds impressive — it is meant to be — and far less ceremonial than the ceremony in which it is wrapped. It is the centrepiece of a longstanding parliamentary tradition that marks the opening of a new legislative session; ...

A series of videos designed to explain Bermuda’s political system have been created to mark the 400th anniversary of Parliament. The animated video series is intended to educate the public – particularly young Bermudians – about Bermuda’s political p...

“A flash in the pan sets the whole house ablaze”. The recent Senate seat reversal by David Burt was a clear demonstration of people power. Perhaps the whole drama would have been avoided if left alone. The appointment of Government Senate Leader...

Cognitive dissonance is defined as the state of having inconsistent thoughts. If you have been experiencing this feeling since David Burt announced his new Cabinet on Thursday, you are not alone. Here’s why. In August, Rolfe Commissiong resigned th...

The appointment of a Cabinet minister under fire for making “a comment I shouldn’t have” has been blasted by the Opposition. The decision to make Rolfe Commissiong the Government Senate Leader as well as the Minister of Community Affairs and Sport, w...

The vice-president of the Senate has retired after nine years in the Upper House, the Governor announced yesterday. John Rankin said James Jardine, an independent senator, had told him in June he wanted to step down. Mr Rankin added: “Mr Jardine was ...

A code of conduct for MPs will be tabled soon after the new parliamentary session starts in November, the last Speaker of the House has promised. Dennis Lister, who became Speaker after the Progressive Labour Party’s election win in 2017, said the do...

Dear Sir, I recently read that 70 per cent of Italians have voted by referendum in favour of reducing the number of MPs from 634 to 400 and to reduce the size of the Senate, too. Italy has a population of 6.5 million, so before the reduction in Membe...