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Prioritizing Student Mental Well-Being for a Successful School Year

Good morning,  

Madam Acting Speaker,  

Today I rise to acknowledge the beginning of a new school year, a time of fresh opportunities, new challenges, and the emotional journey our students embark upon. As…

Second Africa – CARICOM Summit

Good morning Madam Acting Speaker, 

I rise today to report on Bermuda’s participation in the Second Africa-CARICOM Summit, which took place from 6 to 8 September in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, under the auspices of the…

Improving Safety and Accessibility on Private Roads: Your Voice Heard!

Mr. Speaker, 

Private roads across our country are becoming an increasing concern, with many residents facing unsafe conditions, deteriorating infrastructure, and overly complex administrative processes for making…

Financial Assistance Amendment Regulations 2025

Mr. Speaker,  

I am pleased to rise this morning to lay the “Financial Assistance Amendment Regulations 2025” in this Honourable House.  The amendments aim to close identified gaps that impact Bermuda’s most…

Benefit Entities & Trustee Amendment Acts 2025

Mr. Speaker, 

I stand before you to announce a pivotal moment in Bermuda's journey. We are introducing two landmark legal reforms that will cement our position as…

Updates on the Office of Youth Affairs Programmes

Mr. Speaker, 

I am pleased to provide an update this morning on the significant programming initiatives undertaken at the Office of Youth Affairs, made possible by the commitment and professionalism of its staff.…

Bermuda’s Participation at CARIFESTA XV Barbados

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to report on Bermuda’s successful participation in the Fifteenth Caribbean Festival of the Arts, known as CARIFESTA XV, which took place in Barbados from 22 – 31 August 2025. 

Mr.…

A New Chapter in Tourism Investment for Bermuda

Mr. Speaker, four of the matters introduced in this Honourable House today directly relate to tourism in Bermuda. Honourable Members will have seen from the Order Paper that two Bills and two Tourism Investment Orders are…

36th Annual National Recovery Month

Mr. Speaker, in our ongoing commitment to strengthen social programmes that benefit the Bermuda community, I would like to highlight that the Ministry of National Security, through the Department for National Drug Control (DNDC…

National Violence Reduction Strategy Update

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to update this Honourable House on the National Violence Reduction Strategy. 

Mr. Speaker, Honourable Members will recall that this Strategy was debated in this Honourable…