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Addressing the Use of Banners and Signs

Mr. Speaker,

In recent weeks, there has been increasing public debate about the proliferation of banners, posters, and roadside advertisements across Bermuda. These displays, whether promoting community events or…

Building a Thriving Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Bermuda

Mr. Speaker,

I rise today with immense pleasure to announce a pivotal initiative that underscores this Government's unwavering commitment to fostering economic growth and empowering our people: the development and…

Update – Domestic Abuse Specialist

Mr. Speaker,
Today I rise to share important progress in our fight to end domestic abuse in Bermuda……a fight that affects not just individual families, but the heart of our community.

Mr. Speaker,
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The National 18+ Youth Conference 2025

Mr. Speaker,
I rise in this house to share more great news about our young people. From June 30th through to July 6th the Office of Youth Affairs hosted its 2nd Annual National 18+ Youth Conference. Bermuda’s youth ages 16 up…

Preparing Bermuda for the Summer

Mr. Speaker,
I rise this morning to provide Honorable Members, and the country, an update on just some of the works the Ministry of Public Works and Environment have been doing in preparation for the Summer.

As…

Amendments to the Water Resources (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from Boats) Regulations 2018

Mr. Speaker,
I am pleased to lay before this Honourable House, later today, the Water Resources (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from Boats) Amendment Regulations 2025, made pursuant to the Water Resources Amendment Act 2024…

Renaming the Bermuda Youth Library as the Florenz Webbe Maxwell Youth Library

Mr. Speaker,
I rise today with immense pride to announce that come July 21st, the Bermuda Youth Library will be renamed the Florenz Webbe Maxwell Youth Library. There is no one more fitting to lend their name to this place…

Enhancing Bermuda's Cyber Security Capabilities Through International Collaboration

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to inform this Honourable House of a significant development in the advancement of Bermuda’s national cybersecurity capabilities through our partnership with the International Telecommunication Union (…

Update on Google’s Subsea Cable Projects and Bermuda’s Role as a Digital Atlantic Hub

Mr. Speaker, 

In 2022, Bermuda took a bold and deliberate step to attract Google and its first cable Nuvem, a transatlantic subsea cable linking South Carolina to Portugal via Bermuda. Such a bold step, under the…

Westgate Inmates Recognised for Earning Ministry Degrees Through Local Training Programme

The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Kim Wilkerson, JP, recently attended a graduation ceremony at the Westgate Correctional Facility. Three inmates were formally recognised for completing their studies through the…