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Crime and Violence Reduction Strategy Update

Mr. Speaker, I rise this morning to highlight, some statistics in relation to crimes in Bermuda in addition to acknowledging and thanking those agencies which have played a significant role in what we now see as a reduction in overall crime.…

PawPaw Bermuda

Good morning Mr. Speaker,

I wish to highlight some of the good work that the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs is doing to help promote and support our arts, culture and heritage.

Mr. Speaker, the nature of public service…

Consolidated Fund Financial Statements 2019

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to advise Honourable Members of the completion of the audit of the Consolidated Fund Financial Statements for the year-ended March 31, 2019, which were tabled in this Honourable House today.

As Honourable…

Standard and Poor’s Rating Report

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to advise Honourable Members of the recent rating report by Standard and Poor’s on Bermuda.

Mr. Speaker, Standard & Poor’s, most commonly referred to as “S&P,” is a US company that provides credit…

National Association of Insurance Commissioners Reciprocal Jurisdiction status

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to be able to provide the House of Assembly with an update on the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Qualified and Reciprocal jurisdiction status for the Bermuda insurance market.

Mr. Speaker, I…

Minister Releases 2018 Gross Domestic Product publication

Today the Minister for the Cabinet Office the Hon. Wayne Furbert, JP, MP, released the 2018 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) publication and a Bermuda GDP Rebasing publication from the Department of Statistics.
The 2018 GDP publication reflects…

Minister Releases 2018 Tourism Satellite Account Report

Today the Minister for the Cabinet Office the Hon. Wayne Furbert, JP, MP, released the 2018 Tourism Satellite Account report from the Department of Statistics.

The Minister said, "I was particularly encouraged to note from the report that…

Planning Application Notices Available Online, Monday through Friday

The Department of Planning would like to encourage relevant stakeholders and the general public to utilise the online Official Gazette to access planning and subdivision application notices. The Official Gazette can be found at www.gov.bm/…

Post Office Sponsors Community Initiative

The Acting Post Master General Susan Moore-Williams has pledged the Bermuda Post Office's support for the Gina Spence Productions Annual Christmas Community Festival, to be held on Saturday, December 14 at the Rubber Tree which is in the same…

Minister Releases September 2019 Consumer Price Index

Today, Minister for the Cabinet Office the Hon. Wayne L. Furbert, JP, MP, released the September 2019 Consumer Price Index publication from the Department of Statistics.

The Minister said, “In September 2019 consumers paid 0.8 per cent…