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An activist, a union leader and politicians celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Bermuda Workers Association’s founding

Dear Sir, I write to you once more with a story I consider worth reading. Never assume everything is black or white, or judge a book by its cover. Yesterday (June 29, 2022), I attended the funeral of Keith Clarence McDonald Gordon, the second-eldest ...

Condolences were paid by MPs to the family and friends of a man who was found dead last weekend. Keith Gordon was described as “good spirited” and knowledgeable. The 70-year-old’s body was discovered at a home on Victoria Street on June 11. Derrick B...

The One Bermuda Alliance unveiled new and returning candidates for the upcoming General Election — but not enough to fight in all 36 seats. The party put forward a slate of 31 candidates yesterday, including the surprise nomination of veteran MP Patr...

A temporary pay cut to parliamentarians was branded “window dressing” yesterday because the take-home pay for legislators would remain unchanged. The claim came after it was announced that MPs will have their salaries reduced for a year from July 1. ...

An increase in work permit fees and a decrease in payroll tax could help Bermudians get into the workforce, the shadow finance minister said. Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, the Shadow Minister of Finance, told The Royal Gazette this afternoon that other ju...

The newly appoined shadow finance minister highlighted the Government had delivered a Budget deficit after it promised a surplus. Patricia Gordon-Pamplin also said she was concerned by a plan to increase capital spending by $20 million while the isla...

Changes to the healthcare insurance system will go ahead, despite a call from the Opposition to put the plans on hold, the Government said yesterday. The Government added it would not extend the consultation period on the changes — which ended on Sun...

Members of the Opposition called for further details about the termination of a former Bermuda Health Council chief executive today. Craig Cannonier, the One Bermuda Alliance leader, and Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, the shadow health minister, asked ques...

Politicians are expected to take a stand against sexist online comments and a culture of disrespect towards women after an Opposition MP asked parliamentary colleagues to set an example. Patricia Gordon-Pamplin said Bermuda’s elected representatives ...

Former minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin revealed she had recently had a cancer scare to the House of Assembly yesterday. But the One Bermuda Alliance backbencher said she was “fine” in the wake of surgery and precautionary chemotherapy and radiation ...