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Bermuda Day Parade Registration Extended Deadline

The Department of Community and Cultural Affairs wishes to advise the public that the Bermuda Day Parade Application deadline has been extended to Friday, April 27, 2018. The theme this year is What We Share.

Parade Entry categories…

Bermuda Wins Champion Catalyzer Awards At The 10th Annual Global Entrepreneurship Congress

At the 10th annual Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC) in Istanbul Turkey, Bermuda again took home two Champion Catalyzer awards.  These awards will join the five others that Bermuda has received, through the entrepreneurial efforts of…

Government Communications Suspended on 18 April 2018

Premier and Minister of Finance, the Hon. E. David Burt, JP, MP, today issued the following statement: “I deeply regret that I cannot attend the home-going service for Mr. Ira Philip and I have expressed sincerest…

Waste Management collection update

Good afternoon.

Let me begin by thanking the people of Bermuda, who have adapted magnificently to the implementation of once a week garbage collection. While there are still some hold outs - in the main people have adjusted and neighbours…

Government explores frontier of space enterprise

The Ministry of Transport and Regulatory Affairs continues to lead Bermuda’s exploration of its space assets in an effort to determine future economic benefit.

The next step is participation at the 34th Space Symposium this week at the…

Successful Cleanup at Paget Island

The Acting Minister of Social Development and Sports, The Hon. Lovitta Foggo, JP, MP today extended her appreciation to Mirrors’ Cohort 13 and volunteers from the community for participating in a cleanup day at Paget Island on April 7.  The…

New Director of Financial Assistance Appointed

The Ministry of Social Development and Sports is pleased to announce that Ms Pandora Glasford [pictured] has been appointed as Director of the Department of Financial Assistance for the Government of Bermuda.

Ms Glasford has assumed…

Premier David Burt Travels to Washington DC

Premier the Hon. David Burt, JP, MP, this afternoon left for Washington DC, where he has a number of meetings scheduled for tomorrow. Some of the US politicians he will meet with include: members of the Congressional Black Caucus; Senator Bill…

Consultation for Green Paper moves to next phase

The Transport Survey in support of the Green Paper on Transportation closed on Friday and the Ministry of Transport and Regulatory Affairs is now moving to its next phase of broad public consultation in advance of new policy decisions for the…

Dominican Republic Signs the Hamilton Declaration

The Ministry of Home Affairs is delighted to report that the Dominican Republic is the latest signatory of the Hamilton Declaration on Collaboration for the Conservation of the Sargasso Sea.

The Declaration is a political commitment…