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The former premier says alignment with the Caribbean would trouble existing international relationships

Talks, music and activities in front of City Hall deliver a message of unity

The interview will air at 9.30am, 5.30pm and 8pm daily until February 3

Bermuda’s new digital bank is set to open between January and March, with the backing of former premier Sir John Swan and family. Chance Barnett, the chairman and chief strategy officer of Jewel Bank, told The Royal Gazette that the company pushed ba...

A former premier said yesterday he was encouraged to hear a report was submitted by an international adviser on self-governance to show options for Bermuda. Alex Scott added that findings from the Bermuda Independence Commission, appointed by him in ...

Now is not the time for the island to consider independence, said a former premier who asked the public to vote on the issue more than 25 years ago. Sir John Swan resigned as leader of the United Bermuda Party after over 73 per cent of people who tur...

Rumblings of discontent have emerged in the One Bermuda Alliance over the leadership style of Cole Simons. Mr Simons, at the helm of the party since November 2020 after its crushing defeat in the general election, has come under fire from some member...

Former premier Sir John Swan has spoken warmly about his meetings with the Queen as a huge banner to mark the monarch’s platinum jubilee was unveiled in Hamilton. Sir John, who resigned as head of government after voters rejected his push for indepen...

A controversial decision by David Burt to hold on to the finance portfolio as well as the top job in government showed his interest was control, the island’s longest-serving premier has claimed. Sir John Swan, Bermuda’s elder statesman, said the Prem...

After 50 years of sociopolitical activity preceded by a nebulous or nascent introduction through church and family, I think my tales of that experience may be of interest for those who are going forward with any political ambition. It is useful to kn...

Under the guise of “emergency powers” and fearmongering, the Premier has instilled a post-Covid authoritarian regime like no other. To come out of this, we need a quick-jolt recovery, financial stability and sustainable economic growth. Time is not o...

Trust in our political leaders should be the cornerstone of a healthy democracy; that belief that politicians and their ministries will act in our best interests. Distrust in politics is corrosive to a healthy democracy and in Bermuda this has become...