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The Premier Travels to Europe for Key Meetings

The Premier and Minister of Finance, the Hon. E. David Burt, JP, MP, departed for Europe yesterday, 30 September, where he will lead a Government delegation and hold a series of meetings with EU officials in Brussels, Paris, and London…

Services Update - October 1, 2023

Today, the Government provided a brief update on the restoration of services.

The public is advised that work continued this weekend with Premier David Burt, Government Ministers and senior technical officers receiving an update yesterday…

National Seniors Strategy for Bermuda

Mr. Speaker,

I rise this morning to share with my Honourable colleagues the collaborative work that has been planned by the Ministry of Social Development and Seniors and the Bermuda Health Council to develop a National…

Establishing the South East Hamilton Economic Empowerment Zone

Mr. Speaker and Honourable Members, 

Today I will be laying before this Honourable House a report proposing the establishment of an Economic Empowerment Zone in South East Hamilton.

Mr Speaker…

Department of Financial Assistance Annual Report 2022/2023

Mr. Speaker and Honourable Members,

I rise today to lay the 2022-2023 Annual Report of the Department of Financial Assistance in accordance with section 3(4) of the Financial Assistance Act 2001.

Mr. Speaker…

Affordable Housing Progress

Good Morning, Mr. Speaker.

“To provide accessibility to adequate and affordable housing and to promote independent living to enhance the quality of life in Bermuda.”

Mr. Speaker,…

Update on Bermuda International Airport Firefighters

Mr. Speaker, since my last statement to this Honourable House on this matter, I am pleased to report that our twenty-three (23) local recruit firefighters that travelled to Newcastle U.K. on the 05th August 2023 for six weeks to…

Intention to make Expungement of Convictions (Criminal Records) Regulations 2023

Mr. Speaker, Honourable Members, I rise today pleased to inform this Honourable House that the Expungement of Convictions (Criminal Records) Regulations 2023 [the Regulations] have been drafted and approved by Cabinet. They will…

Submarine Cable initiative, Google and Nuvem

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to speak about our new relationship with Google. Honourable Members will be aware of Google’s announcement of the Nuvem (the Portuguese word for Cloud) cable, a Trans-Atlantic cable…

Update on Tax Reform Commission

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to provide this Honourable House and the public with an update on the significant progress made thus far on the efforts to substantially reform Bermuda’s tax system.

Mr. Speaker,…