• Implementation of the Development and Planning Amendment Act 2018

    Mr. Speaker, I rise today to inform Honourable Members and the general public that the Planning Amendment Act became operational on the 1st September 2018. The amendments seek to improve the enforcement process, enabling the Department of…

  • 2018-2019 Financial Support for Bermuda College Students
    Ministerial Statement by the Minister of Education, The Hon. Diallo V. Rabain, JP, MP

    Mr. Speaker,  This morning I rise before this Honourable House to provide an update on the Government Grant awarded to Bermuda College to offer financial…

  • Wedco Prefab Housing
    Ministerial Statement by the Minister of Public Works, Lt. Col. the Hon. David A. Burch, OBE (Mil), ED, JP, MP

    Good Morning Mr. Speaker.
    We have heard an interminable amount of lectures on the financial deficiencies of this government since…

  • Airline Incentives
    Ministerial Statement by the Minister of Tourism and Transport, the Hon. Zane DeSilva JP MP

    Mr. Speaker, the House will be aware of this Government’s vocal opposition to the Airport deal and our 2017 election platform pledge to review the Project…

  • Gang Violence Reduction Team
    Ministerial Statement by the Minister of National Security, the Hon. Wayne M. Caines JP, MP

    Mr. Speaker, this morning I would like to highlight and acknowledge the important work that the Ministry of National Security’s Gang Violence Reduction…

  • US$620 million 4.75% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2029
    Ministerial Statement by the Minister of Finance, The Hon. Curtis L. Dickinson, JP, MP

    Mr. Speaker, Honourable Members are advised that on Thursday November 15, 2018, the Ministry of Finance successfully accessed the international capital markets…

  • Update on Bermuda / EU matters
    Ministerial Statement by the Premier the Honourable David Burt JP, MP

    Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to provide this Honourable House with an update on the attempt by the EU to add to the list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions low/no income tax…

  • Appointment of New Deputy Commissioner of Police

    Governor John Rankin has announced the appointment of Bermuda Police Service Superintendent Darrin Simons to be the new Deputy Commissioner of Police.

    Mr Simons has served in the Bermuda Police Service for 25 years and has worked in a…

  • Reminder from the Registrar General

    The Registrar General today issued an advisory to remind the public that, pursuant to recently made amendments to the Charities Act 2014, it is now mandatory for all persons that currently operate or administer a Privately Funded Charitable Trust…

  • Duty-Free Parts for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations and Accessories

    The Department of Energy would like to remind members of the public that, since October 1 2018, parts for electric vehicle charging stations and accessories are duty free. 

    “The incentive behind this move was to reduce the total cost…