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The Premier is close to being “a wannabe dictator”, the Opposition leader claimed yesterday. Craig Cannonier, the Leader of the One Bermuda Alliance, accused David Burt of “putting his foot on the throat of democracy”. He said: “The Premier has dem...

Both the Premier and the Leader of the Opposition were disciplined by the Speaker of the House yesterday in chaotic scenes in the House of Assembly. David Burt was ordered by Speaker Dennis Lister to stop reading a ministerial statement — and earlier...

The One Bermuda Alliance was right to object to the Progressive Labour Party government’s publication and mail-out of a two-year report on its progress since it was elected. There are times when the line between what constitutes government business ...

An Opposition senator vowed to be the change that he believes voters want as he campaigned to become the island’s newest MP. Dwayne Robinson, of the One Bermuda Alliance, admitted he faced an “uphill battle” to win the Pembroke Central by-election ne...

A government senator said last night he hoped to protect the most vulnerable people in Bermuda if he is elected as an MP next week. Jason Hayward, of the Progressive Labour Party, said he felt “sick” that some people had no healthcare access due to t...

A newlywed senator was unveiled yesterday as the One Bermuda Alliance candidate for the Pembroke Central by-election. Opposition leader Craig Cannonier announced that Dwayne Robinson will run for Constituency 17 against Jason Hayward on November 21....

An e-mail that appeared to be from David Burt has asked Progressive Labour Party members to stick together after an internal rift over candidate selection for a by-election was revealed last week. The Premier said branch chairmen should unite to hel...

David Burt, the Premier, announced that Jason Hayward, president of the Bermuda Public Services Union, will stand in the seat after the sudden death of sitting Progressive Labour Party MP Walton Brown last month. Mr Hayward said that the circumstance...

David Burt’s speech at the opening of the Progressive Labour Party delegates conference is just a further demonstration that he just doesn’t know how to end his party’s inertia. He has no ideas that are good ideas, and the ideas that he does have are...

At the beginning of his speech to the Progressive Labour Party delegates conference on Monday night, David Burt warned the audience: “Fasten your seatbelts.” In this, at least, the Premier was not indulging in hyperbole or exaggeration. Towards the ...

Court Street area businesses yesterday backed a plan by the Premier to introduce more co-operatives. Preston Ephraim, owner of OM Juicery, said extra support for entrepreneurs from co-op financial institutions and co-op stores would be good for the e...

Co-operative banks and supermarkets will empower Bermudians to challenge the island’s status quo, David Burt said last night. Speaking at the opening night of the Progressive Labour Party’s delegates conference, the Premier said entrepreneurs could s...