Majority don’t want Bermuda Day date changed

Voters between the ages of 18 and 34 most want to keep the Bermuda Day holiday on its current date — on May 24. Poll results show that 57 per cent of 400 registered voters who responded to a computer-assisted telephone survey are against changing the May 24 holiday to...

Undecideds Hold Key to Election

Almost 30 percent of the Island don’t know who they would vote for if there was an election held tomorrow. The rest are evenly split, with 36 percent backing the One Bermuda Alliance, and 35 percent saying they would vote for the Progressive Labour Party in a new...

Poll Suggests Majority Back Status for PRCs

The majority of Bermudians to believe that PRC holders should be granted Status, according to a recent poll. Just one third of Bermudians — 33 percent — said they opposed PRC holders getting status, while 57 percent approved. A further nine percent said they did not...

OBA Contradicts PRC Status Grant “Distortions”

The debate over the Government’s decision to withdraw the appeal in the  PRC status matter  continues, with the One Bermuda Alliance contradicting what it said were “distortions” around the issue. The OBA said that any perception that granting status to PRC holders...

Majority Support Ending Conscription

Plans to abolish conscription have the support of more than half of the electorate, if the results of a poll commissioned by The Royal Gazette are scaled up. Fifty one percent of people said they supported the move to eliminate conscription, while 39 percent said they...

Some Residents Will Be Denied Access to Casinos

Some Bermudians will be barred from entering casinos in a bid to limit “potential social risks” to the Island, Government has confirmed. Minors and anyone receiving financial assistance will be banned, while gambling addicts could be blacklisted if concerned relatives...