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2018-2019 Financial Support for Bermuda College Students

Mr. Speaker, This morning I rise before this Honourable House to provide a final report on the 2018-2019 Government Grant awarded to…

Ministerial Statement - “A Bill entitled Municipalities Reform Act 2019”

Mr. Speaker, as the Order Paper indicates, I will today table a Bill in this Honourable House to start the process of much needed reform of Bermuda’s municipalities.

Mr. Speaker, this Bill proposes to…

Updates on Community and Cultural Affairs Programmes

Mr. Speaker, I am most pleased to rise today to provide this Honourable House with an update on the work being done…

Fintech Banking Solution

As a result of confidence in Bermuda’s high regulatory standards, the Government is pleased to announce that Bermuda can now offer an option for US banking services to Bermuda licensed FinTech companies.

Signature Bank, a New York-based…

Request for Proposals: Commercial Activity Within Parklands 2019

The Department of Parks is seeking proposals from suitable concessionaires to provide beach/park concession services at eight (8) public parklands for the summer season 2019 (1 April to 31 October).

Locations of these concessions and…

Mary Prince Scholar Presents Research to Schools

On Monday, the Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sports the Hon. Lovitta Foggo JP MP attended a talk by visiting scholar Dr. Margot Maddison-MacFadyen at Clearwater Middle School.

Dr. Maddison-MacFadyen was recently given a grant…

BPO Postal Locations Closed, 27 Feb.

As a reminder, all Bermuda Post Office's (BPO) postal locations will be closed from 8.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m., tomorrow Wednesday, 27th February so that employees can attend a full staff meeting. The BPO notes that regular…

Emancipation Forum to be Held this Week

The Department of Community and Cultural Affairs is inviting members of the public to attend an upcoming Emancipation Forum entitled “Through A Glass Darkly: Black Bermudians In Media”.

One of the primary objectives of the forum is to look…

Public Service Reform Implementation

Head of the Public Service, Dr. Derrick Binns, today announced the creation of a team that will implement Public Service Reform. Dr. Binns stated, “Recently Cabinet approved the Strategic Plan for Public Service Reform which will go into effect…

Upcoming Town Hall Meetings

The Ministry of Home Affairs will be holding post-consultation town hall meetings the week of March 4 regarding the future of Bermuda's municipalities.  

These meetings, led by the Minister of Home Affairs the Hon. Walter Roban JP MP…