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The Cabinet Committee on Social Development
Friday, May 17, 2019 - Ministerial StatementMr. Speaker, Bermuda’s ‘cabinet-style’ government allows for the establishment of Cabinet Committees. A Cabinet Committee is designed to provide a greater focus on specific issues separate, and apart from the more general agenda of the...
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Deposit Insurance Scheme in Bermuda
Thursday, May 16, 2019 - Press ReleaseThank you Mr. Chairman and good afternoon everyone.
Deposit insurance is a guarantee to eligible depositors in a local financial institution that they will be compensated up to a maximum specified amount should that institution...
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Minister Foggo represents Bermuda at Labour Ministers’ ILO Conference
Thursday, May 16, 2019 - Press ReleaseThe Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sports, the Hon. Lovitta Foggo, JP, MP recently represented Bermuda at the 11th ILO Meeting of Caribbean Ministers of Labour in Barbados.
The meeting of Ministers, which is typically...
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Minister of Education Provides Updates on Ministry and Department Progress
Wednesday, May 15, 2019 - Press ReleaseThe Ministry of Education wishes to provide the public with this month’s status report on progress being made within the Bermuda Public School System.
This update is part of a promise we made to ensure that the public is informed...
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Extraordinary Municipal Election for Corporation of St. George
Tuesday, May 14, 2019 - Press ReleaseAn extraordinary municipal election for the Corporation of St. George to fill the seat of Municipal Residents’ Councillor , will be held on Thursday, 20 June 2019, at Penno’s Wharf Cruise Ship Terminal in St. George.
This election...
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Tributes Paid to Bermuda’s Foster Parents
Tuesday, May 14, 2019 - Press ReleaseThe Department of Child and Family Services recently honoured local foster parents at their annual Appreciation Tea.
The Minister Legal Affairs, the Hon Kathy Lynn Simmons, JP and Senators Crystal Caesar, Jason Hayward, Anthony...
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Health Minister host Town Hall to Answer Questions on SHB
Tuesday, May 14, 2019 - Press ReleaseThe Ministry of Health will hold a town hall meeting on the Standard Health Benefit (SHB) premium on Thursday, 16 May at 6pm at St Paul AME Centennial Hall. Minster of Health Kim Wilson, JP, MP and Dr Ricky C. Brathwaite, Acting CEO of...
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Young Bermudian successfully placed in the Bermuda Government Training Agreement Programme
Tuesday, May 14, 2019 - Press ReleaseRecently, Premier the Hon. David Burt, JP, MP, joined the Hon. Lovitta Foggo, JP, MP, Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sports, and Mr. George Outerbridge, the Director of the Department of Workforce Development, to congratulate...
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Commencement Notice - Liquor Licence Amendment Act 2019
Monday, May 13, 2019 - Press ReleasePress Conference Remarks By Senator The Hon. Kathy L. Simmons, JP, Attorney-General And Minister Of Legal AffairsI am pleased to announce that the Liquor Licence Amendment Act 2019 comes into operation today to usher in much needed...
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The Ministry of Health Announces Tyson Chicken Strips Recall
Monday, May 13, 2019 - Press ReleaseThe Ministry of Health is advising the public about a recall of frozen Tyson Crispy Chicken Strips and Tyson Fully Cooked buffalo chicken strips. This is a voluntary manufacturer recall due to potential contamination by metal fragments...
