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December 2018 Consumer Price Index

Today, the Minister for the Cabinet Office the Hon. Walton Brown, JP, MP, released the December 2018 Consumer Price Index publication from the Department of Statistics (attached).

The Minister explained, “In December 2018 consumers paid 0.…

European Union Tax Listing

Mr. Speaker, I rise to provide further background information on the action by the European Union (EU) Committee of Finance Ministers, known as the Economic…

Audited Financial Statements 2017/18

Good morning, Mr. Speaker.
I am pleased to table the Bermuda Housing Trust Audited Financial Statements for the…

Minister Roban Attends Sargasso Sea Workshop

Earlier today the Minister of Home Affairs the Hon. Walter Roban JP MP delivered welcome remarks at the opening of a workshop hosted by the Sargasso Sea Commission at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences to discuss, 'Next Steps to Strengthen…

Ministerial Statement: European Union Tax Listing

Mr. Speaker, I rise to provide further background information on the action by the European Union (EU) Committee of Finance Ministers, known as the Economic and Financial Affairs Council configuration (ECOFIN), to include Bermuda along with…

Bermuda and the EU - Bermuda Meets the Required Standard

Mr. Speaker, by now Honourable Members and the public will be aware of the decision of the European Council of Finance Ministers or ECOFIN to add Bermuda to the list of non-…

Minister of Finance EU Non-Cooperative Jurisdiction List

Good afternoon.

Earlier today the European Union committee of finance ministers, known as the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) placed Bermuda on its list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes.

I would like…

Premier Burt, EU Non-Cooperative Jurisdiction List

Good afternoon and thank you for coming. As I indicated in a statement earlier today, the news from Brussels this morning is a setback for Bermuda. It is disappointing that after endless hours of crafting a regime that would meet the required…

Women in Sports Banquet

On Friday evening the Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sports the Hon. Lovitta Foggo JP MP attended the Women in Sports Banquet at the Hamilton Princess Hotel & Beach Club, which was hosted by the Bermuda Olympic…

Tsunami Warning Exercise 2019

The Minister of National Security, the Hon. Wayne M. Caines, JP, MP, wishes to advise the public that Bermuda will join other localities in the Caribbean as a participant in a tsunami response exercise on Thursday 14 March, titled Caribe Wave 19…