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There is “no truth” to rumours of an attempted coup within the Progressive Labour Party, according to an Opposition source — but there are senior members unwilling to serve with Marc Bean as leader. While several within the PLP’s upper ranks are view...

A report faulting government financing of the Heritage Wharf project in Dockyard has been welcomed by Ray Charlton, the chairman of West End Development Corporation. Meanwhile, the contractor behind the cruise ship pier has released figures showing t...

Opposition MP Jamahl Simmons said he was returning to his roots by taking up the role of Shadow Minister of Tourism in the House of Assembly. The Sandys South MP, who has also taken over economic development in this week’s Shadow Cabinet reshuffle, s...

Progressive Labour Party MP Glenn Blakeney has confirmed his retirement in a letter to the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Randy Horton. Citing “personal reasons” for stepping down, he said: “Although I will no longer sit as an elected member in t...

Politicians in any democracy the world over run into deep trouble when there is a public perception that integrity and honesty appear to have slipped from their agenda, and their principle focus is on political advantage rather that dealing with the ...

Dear Sir, I can now better understand why Jesus uses parables. It was because people just could not get the message. I wish there were a parable I could use to describe our political quagmire. Let’s take, for example, the Progressive Labour Party’s ...

The Bermuda Government broke the law and showed “blatant disregard” for financial controls in the $60 million project to build Heritage Wharf, according to a report by the Auditor-General. In her special report tabled in the House of Assembly yesterd...

“Punitive and draconian” tobacco legislation brought to the House of Assembly has been delayed for the Minister of Health to rise and report progress after rigorous opposition from the Progressive Labour Party. While Jeanne Atherden emphasised the ne...

Seven Progressive Labour Party members have quit the Shadow Cabinet, with Zane DeSilva declaring his move a result of Marc Bean's leadership. The Leader of the Opposition's harsh style with some members, as well as his perceived misogynistic behaviou...

The post of Director of Public Prosecutions should be passed on to a Bermudian, Shadow Attorney-General Michael Scott said last night. Speaking after Government House’s announcement that notice had been received from Rory Field, the present DPP and a...

On the 38th anniversary of the Bermuda riots, Cordell Riley has called for a committee “with teeth” to look into the social problems behind this dark chapter in local history. The social commentator and statistician, who wrote the closing chapter of ...

A packed meeting at the Progressive Labour Party headquarters closed last night after more than three hours of discussions, with more talks planned to resolve unspecified internal issues. Most of the Opposition’s core membership convened along with t...