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The Premier yesterday came under fire from a previous head of government after he demanded the right to pick which journalists were allowed to interview him. David Burt drew criticism from Michael Dunkley of the Opposition after The Royal Gazette was...

Financial assistance and the protection of families were some of the accomplishments claimed by the labour minister in a review of last year released today. Jason Hayward said that the “major wins” came about last year despite the problems caused by...

Some readers will remember, with widely different perspectives, the events around the independence referendum of 1995. Some may remember it as the beginning of the end for the United Bermuda Party and certainly the end of the premiership of Sir John...

Acting ministerial appointments were approved for 11 intervals that spanned seven weeks from the end of November, information from Government House has shown. The temporary cover was authorised by Rena Lalgie, the Governor, for eight members of the 1...

The Government came under fire yesterday from the Leader of the Opposition for a “frustrating and unbelievable” delay in Covid-19 tests that was followed by the resignation of the programme’s top scientist. Cole Simons said the Government had “ignore...

The way ministers handled a last minute decision to abandon plans for a full scale return to the classroom was last night attacked by the One Bermuda Alliance. Susan Jackson, the shadow education minister, said parents and families had been suffered ...

Progressive Labour Party MPs said they wanted to see an end to petty partisan politics, a return to undisturbed learning for schoolchildren and an even economic and racial playing field. Christopher Famous, the MP for Devonshire East said: “Any poli...

Happy new year to everyone. It's now 2022 and we need to make proper use of it by turning gloom into hope. Last year we entertained a host of problems; this year we should turn our attention towards solutions. Some will ask how do we arrive at soluti...

After a tumultuous 12 months in politics we look ahead at the likely flashpoints in the year to come. Shaun Connolly reports. HIGH STAKES IN CANNABIS CLASH David Burt, the Premier, appears on a collision course with Rena Lalgie, the Governor, over fa...

It was a summer of discontent as a row between the Bermuda Industrial Union and the Government over decertification votes in the workplace heated up. Chris Furbert, the Bermuda Industrial Union president, insisted at the start of the month the union ...

I never thought I would reach the stage when I would question the efficacy of democracy. This is not to suggest that the voice of the people or the majority is not worth seeking, but to question whether liberal democracy and freedom are actually atta...

Children today still like to play with Slime, which first gained popularity in the 1970s when it was marketed primarily as a disgusting looking green substance sold in a pretend plastic trash can. Its attraction, if that is the word, lay in its slip...