Government of Bermuda
Development is a further reflection of Brookfield’s commitment to Bermuda
BROOKFIELD NEWS, March 21, 2023 – Brookfield today reaffirmed its commitment to Bermuda, announcing plans to build a state-of-the art Class A commercial office building with supporting ground floor retail at 91 Front Street in downtown Hamilton.
Thank you Mr. Speaker, I rise in this Honourable House to say simply our homeless people deserve shelter and this Government – with the able assistance of the Salvation Army – is doing its part in providing quality transitional housing and support programmes for the most vulnerable in our society.
Mr. Speaker, today I laid for consideration and approval the final North East Hamilton Local Plan 2022. The North East Hamilton Local Plan 2022 (“the Plan”) has been prepared by the Department of Planning (“the Department”) to guide development within the north eastern portion of the City of Hamilton. The Plan is accompanied by a Tribunal Report, detailing the consultation process, representations received and the findings and recommendations of the Tribunal. Once approved, notice of the Plan will be published in the Official Gazette and it will become operative.
Good afternoon to all members of the media and the listening public.
I am pleased to be here today at Dr E.F. Gordon Square to announce the creation of the Draft North East Hamilton Local Plan 2021 by the Department of Planning. I am joined here today by Senators Lindsay Simmons and also by the Director of the Department of Planning, Ms. Victoria Pereira and her team; Mr. Larry Williams, Mr. Paul Mcdonald and Mr. Kenny Campbell.
Earlier today nominations of candidates for the ordinary municipal elections, for the Corporations of Hamilton and St. George were held at the Seventh Day Adventist church hall in Hamilton.
At the close of nominations the results are as follows:
Corporation of Hamilton
The Mayor’s seat was uncontested, Mr. Charles Gosling will return as Mayor.
The Municipal Residents’ election was uncontested, with four candidates put forward. They are:
Jenefer Brimmer
Henry Ming
Roseann Edwards
George Scott
Nomination Day for Bermuda Municipal Elections will be held on Thursday, 25 April 2019 at the Seventh Day Adventist Church Hall on King Street from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. for both Municipal areas. The proportion of seats available to return for each area is as follows:
Corporation of Hamilton
Business Ratepayers Councillors – 4 seats
Municipal Residents Councillors – 4 seats
Mayor – 1 seat
Corporation of St. George’s
Business Ratepayers Councillors – 2 seats
Municipal Residents Councillors – 6 seats
Mayor – 1 seat
Ordinary Municipal Elections for the Corporations of Hamilton and St. George’s will be held on 9 May, 2019.
The seven day registration period for Municipal Residents and Business Ratepayers started today. Registration will close at 5 p.m. on Wednesday 3 April, 2019.
The Ministry of Public Works is reminding its piped water customers in Devonshire, Smiths, and Hamilton parishes that starting Tuesday, 26 February, 2019, the Ministry will begin work on repairing and replacing the water mains along Middle Road, Fort Hill Road and Watlington Road East which feed these parishes.
Some points the Ministry wished those affected customers to be aware of:
The Hamilton Health Centre on Victoria Street remains closed while urgent building repairs are carried out. Unfortunately plumbing problems have recurred and repairs are still underway.
As such, the following health services have been relocated:
The Department of Health’s Dance Walk around Hamilton included a meeting of the minds with the Premier David Burt and the Minister of Health Kim Wilson, who joined in for an energetic dance during the group’s visit to the Cabinet Office today.
The Dance Walk lunch time event is organized quarterly by Health officials to encourage individuals to move more for better health.
Today, it was also used to encourage participation in next week Wednesday’s four-hour “Celebrating Wellness” health extravaganza at Barr’s Bay Park.