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After being shot by a Taleban gunman for attending school when she was only 15, Malala Yousafzai became one of the world’s most famous young activists for her fight for girls’ rights to education. In 2014, she won the Nobel Peace Prize. Celebrated f...

The Progressive Labour Party faced discord among its own supporters over fears that Bermudian families are being left out in the cold, political sources claimed. David Burt, the Premier, and Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, were thought to ...

The woman who led the Progressive Labour Party to its first election victory said last night the contribution of black Bermudians deserved more recognition. Dame Jennifer Smith was speaking at a dinner hosted by the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club in ...

When I was invited to speak to the Probus Club last week, I was pleased that I was able to choose the topic for the day. It was very tempting to speak about my love for sport and how it is so important to building strong communities and providing opp...

Tributes were paid yesterday to Richard Daniels, a former teacher and dedicated organiser in the Progressive Labour Party. Mr Daniels was 72. Alex Scott, a former PLP premier, said Mr Daniels was a man who “made the trains run on time” in the party, ...

The Progressive Labour Party held a Wakanda Royalty Gala on Saturday. Interestingly, although not surprisingly, from the moment this event was announced two months ago, it was branded in a negative light. Comments such as: “Wakanda is not a real plac...

Kristin Burt unveiled nine community libraries to children in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Progressive Labour Party’s historic election victory. The boxes, created by pupils from CedarBridge Academy and the Berkeley Institute, will b...

Dame Jennifer Smith called for the Progressive Labour Party to remain focused on independence. Speaking at the PLP’s Wakanda Royalty Gala on Saturday night, celebrating the 20th anniversary of its historic General Election victory, the former premier...

The Progressive Labour Party’s Wakanda Royalty Gala at the Fairmont Southampton on Saturday raised $10,000 to be divided for five charities. With more than 800 in attendance, the evening exceeding the expectations of the events committee and party ex...

A former union leader got a standing ovation as the Throne Speech was read yesterday after it was announced a new arbitration centre would be named after him, Ottiwell Simmons, former president of the Bermuda Industrial Union and a past Progressive L...

Today is the 20th anniversary of the Progressive Labour Party’s “date with destiny” election victory. The party’s first triumph at the polls brought the party in from the cold of 35 years in Opposition and gave Bermuda an alternative government for t...

A second inquiry has been launched into the island’s child protection agency in less than three months. The Government revealed yesterday that the Department of Internal Audit was conducting a review into the Department of Child and Family Services....