• Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2017

    Good afternoon,

    Looking around the room today, I see many pink ribbons. They have become a visual reminder of both loss and hope, not just during Breast Cancer Awareness Month but throughout the year. Whether you wear the ribbon in memory…

  • Celebrating Wellness concentrates on youth 15 to 29 years old

    Bermuda is facing a public health crisis. A 2014* study found that 3 in 4 adults are overweight or obese and 97% of the population has at least one risk factor for non-communicable diseases.

    That is why ensuring a brighter future for our…

  • Release of a New Geography Text Book ‘Young Geographers

    Mr. Speaker,
    I rise this morning to share with the Members of this Honourable House and to the listening audience, an exciting public–private partnership initiative, related to the release of a new geography textbook for primary schools titled…

  • A Fleet Status Report - Department of Marine & Ports Services
    Ministerial Statement by the Deputy Premier and Minister of Transport and Regulatory Affairs the Hon. Walter H. Roban JP MP

    Mr Speaker, I rise today in this House to report on the Department of Marine & Ports Services. Unfortunately, right…

  • The State of Public Transportation Buses
    Ministerial Statement by the Deputy Premier and Minister of Transport and Regulatory Affairs the Hon. Walter H. Roban JP MP

    Mr Speaker, Honourable Members of the House I rise today to give a Statement on the situation regarding our public buses…

  • The Bermuda Economic Development Corporation’s Loan Guarantee Programme
    Ministerial Statement by the Minister of Economic Development and Tourism, The Hon. Jamahl S. Simmons, JP, MP: 

    Good morning Mr. Speaker, I rise today to provide an update on one the Government’s 100 day promises under the Ministry of…

  • Financial Support for Bermuda College Students
    Ministerial Statement by the Minister of Education and Workforce Development, The Hon. Diallo V. Rabain, JP, MP: 

    Mr. Speaker,  This morning I rise before this Honourable House to provide an update on the recent grant that was awarded…

  • Minister Provides Update on Mail Processing Centre Move

    The Minister of Cabinet Office with responsibility for Government Reform, the Hon. Lovitta Foggo, JP, MP has today addressed the questions raised related to the Bermuda Post Office Mail Processing Centre (BMPC) vacating its publically owned…

  • Remarks by Minister Wilson on Throne Speech initiatives

    Good morning and thank you for being here.

    The Ministry of Health’s team of about 275 people are responsible for caring for the health and wellbeing of the general public. In this year’s Throne Speech, there are some key initiatives, some…

  • Tourism Minister Visits Staff Rosewood Tuckers Point Hotel

    The Minister of Economic Development and Tourism, the Hon. Jamahl Simmons, JP, MP and Tinee Furbert, JP, MP today observed World Tourism Day and used the opportunity to meet with staff and greet visitors at Rosewood Tuckers Point Hotel. Minister…