Talented young singer wins Quest for The Best song competition
- Press ReleaseEarlier this week, singer/songwriter Reis VanPutten, popularly known as “Ponaflex” was crowned the winner of the third annual Quest for the Best song competition for his song “Come Out”.
Bermuda’s Reis VanPutten, is a diverse…
Seniors honoured during Heritage Month
- Press ReleaseAs part of the Heritage Month activities, the Ministry of Labour, Community Affairs and Sports, honoured more than two dozen seniors last week (15 May) during the annual Seniors Awards Ceremony.
The event, which took place at the Bermuda…
Government House Honours and Awards Ceremony
- Press ReleaseLast Thursday (15 May), Deputy Premier, the Hon. Walter Roban, JP, MP, and the Minister of National Security, the Hon. Wayne M. Caines, JP, MP, joined Governor John Rankin in celebrating the service of those in the Bermuda Police Service, the…
Work Permit Policies and Immigration Initiatives
- Ministerial StatementMr. Speaker, I rise today to update the Honourable House with an update of the proposed changes to work permit policies which begins with assessing jobs currently listed in the closed, restricted, special and open job categories…
Kings Wharf Rehabilitation
- Press ReleaseMinisterial Statement by the Minister of Public Works, Lt. Col. the Hon. David A. Burch, OBE (Mil), ED, JP, MPGood Morning Mr. Speaker.
Last November I reported extensively on the plan for the complete refurbishment of…
Amendments to the Premier and Opposition Leaders Personal Staffs Act
- Ministerial StatementMr. Speaker, in a Statement to this Honourable House on 11th March 2019, I advised Honourable members of this Government’s intention to advance amendments to the Premier and Opposition Leaders Personal Staffs Act 1983, to start…
European Union Tax Delisting
- Ministerial StatementMr. Speaker, I addressed this Honourable House at its sitting last week to provide additional background information regarding the actions which Bermuda had taken to address issues related to the EU “Blacklist”.
This included the political…
2019 Transport Green Paper
- Ministerial StatementMr. Speaker, in the 2017 Speech from the Throne, the Government undertook to conduct a thorough review of transportation and to produce a Green Paper on the future of transport that will provide various options for modernisation…
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Tabling of Government Reform Strategic Plan
- Press ReleaseGood Morning Mr. Speaker,
I rise this morning to remind this Honourable House that a Plan for Government Reform has been finalised and implementation has commenced.
Mr. Speaker, on March 1st, 2019 I…
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Gang Prevention in Primary Schools
- Press ReleaseMr. Speaker, this morning I would like to highlight and acknowledge the important work of the Ministry of National Security’s Gang Violence Reduction Team, Primary Prevention Initiative, Elliot Kings Group.
The Gang…
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