POLITICS

Surge in pension raids causes alarm

Bermudians could create a future pensions crisis by raiding their funds to keep afloat financially, the Pensions Commission warned on Thursday.

PLP blasts OBA stance on work permits as 'disastrous'

OBA proposals to suspend work permit term limits would be "disastrous" for Bermudian workers, the PLP said on Friday.

Calls to tighten up after Curtis trial

Businessman Andre Curtis was on Wednesday cleared of a $130,000 theft charge and of false accounting - leading to calls for Government to take a closer look at its contracts.

Jobless men outnumber women

The unemployment rate will be higher than the 2010 Census results suggest, Government said on Friday.

CURB welcomes mixed race results

An increase in "mixed" race people in Bermuda could be an indicator of a sea change in society, an anti-racism campaigner said on Tuesday.
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Recent layoffs swell jobless total

The unemployment rate will be higher than the six per cent listed in the 2010 census results, Government said on Friday.

Cox makes pitch for youth vote

Premier Paula Cox on Wednesday laid down the battle lines for the next general election in a PLP rally in Devonshire - and made a clear appeal for the youth vote.

Our flagging economy in danger of 'falling off a cliff'

Bermuda's elder statesman Sir John Swan on Thursday warned the island's economy is "in danger of falling off a cliff".

Hopes for bigger ships hit the rocks

The City of Hamilton cannot afford to upgrade the docks to accommodate bigger ships even if Government widens the harbour entrance, Mayor Charles Gosling said on Tuesday.

Next week's Devonshire by-election will be acid test for new OBA

Candidates in the Devonshire South Central by-election set out their stalls on Tuesday in advance of next week's poll.
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Seniors draw on radical past to pressure candidates

Bermuda's seniors vowed on Tuesday to get more radical in a bid to push their agenda on to the front burner of politics in light of the upcoming Devonshire by-election.

'National effort needed to ease economic woes'

Think tanks and business organisations on Tuesday backed businessman and elder statesman Sir John Swan's prescription for prosperity.

Dale Butler to hold public forums on economy

Progressive Labour Party MP Dale Butler will host two public forums in Warwick: 'Unemployment and young men' and 'You, me and the economy'.

Sun exclusive: OBA Senator set to leave Bermuda

The OBA's Senator Kathy Michelmore, seen by supporters as one of the most promising newcomers to the political scene, is leaving Bermuda for Australia.

Government 'extremely disappointed' by cruise ship cancellations

The Ministry of Transport said on Sunday it is attempting to clarify why Carnival gave late notice of cruise cancellations and to find alternative ships for the slots.
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The Bermuda Sun bids farewell...

JUL 30, 2014: It marked the end of an era as our printers and collators produced the very last edition of the Bermuda Sun.

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