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Government savings are expected to help boost capacity for the popular after school programme, the Senate heard today. Owen Darrell, the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport, told the Upper House that the programme had a waiting list of 97 clients. A...

A former minister has said he felt “disappointed“ at the timing of his removal from the Senate by David Burt. The Premier replaced Ernest Peets in the Upper Chamber last Thursday – a move which came shortly after he lost his roles as Minister for You...

The Government is ducking what should be top priorities in the coming legislative year, according to several senators. The claim was made during a debate in the Upper House today on the Throne Speech, which was delivered earlier this month. Owen Darr...

Ernest Peets, the former minister, has departed the Senate as David Burt named a new Progressive Labour Party member of the Upper Chamber. The Premier announced that Leslie Robinson replaced Dr Peets at a swearing-in ceremony at Government House yest...

A former Cabinet minister said yesterday he looked forward to the next year or more in post — before a reshuffle meant he handed over his responsibilities. Ernest Peets was the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport and the Government’s leader in the S...

The appointment of ultra-loyalist Owen Darrell to the Cabinet could suggest that David Burt, the Premier, is trying to tighten his grip on power after the bruising Progressive Labour Party leadership battle which he won — but not overwhelmingly. Mr D...

A senator has called for the public to treat politicians – and each other – with civility after detailing the harassment she received throughout her political career. Lindsay Simmons, the Junior Minister for Home Affairs and Social Development and Se...

Senators on Wednesday passed the final extension to Covid-19 emergency powers. Arianna Hodgson, the Junior Minister of Labour, Finance and Health, assured senators that Bermuda’s healthcare services had the expertise and resources needed to feel conf...

Handing oversight of the fuel sector over to the Regulatory Authority will help to prepare Bermuda for an environmentally challenging future, the Junior Minister for Home Affairs said yesterday. Lindsay Simmons told the Senate that the Act would prov...

Laws designed to keep more money in people’s pockets were passed in the Senate on Wednesday. They included legislation that will make sure hospitality staff do not hand over payroll tax on gratuities, instant stamp duty relief for first-time homebuye...

A programme management office is being set up within the Government as part of its efforts to deliver universal health coverage, senators heard on Wednesday. Arianna Hodgson, the junior health minister, also told the Upper House that KPMG, a professi...