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Bermuda Arts Council Award Recipients Announced - 2017

This week the Minister of Social Development and Sports the Hon. Zane DeSilva JP MP met with recipients of this year's Bermuda Arts Council Student Grant Award.

Minister Desilva said, “It was such a pleasure to meet with the award…

Financial Support for Bermuda College Enrollment

Remarks by The Hon. Diallo Rabain, JP MP - Minister of Education & Workforce Development:

Good Afternoon everyone and thank you for attending,

You will recall that last month the Hon Premier informed the general…

Environmental Statistics Compendium 2016

The Minister of Cabinet Office with Responsibility for Government Reform, the Hon. Lovitta Foggo JP MP today released the latest available Environmental Statistics Compendium prepared by the Department of Statistics.

The publication is the…

Bermuda declared free of mother-to-child transmission of HIV

The Ministry of Health is pleased to announce that the World Health Organization (WHO), in conjunction with the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), recently declared that Bermuda has eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV and…

CARIFESTA Participants Prepare to Depart for Barbados

The Ministry of Social Development and Sports would like to wish Bermuda's CARIFESTA participants the best of luck as they prepare to journey to Barbados on Wednesday morning to represent Bermuda at the region's most celebrated cultural…

Public Health officials warn of spike in gonorrhea cases

The Department of Health is advising the public of a marked increase in cases of gonorrhea in Bermuda. The increase began in June and seems to be continuing. Of those cases reported, the ages range from about 20 to 50, with half of the cases in…

Statement from HE the Governor regarding the Police Complaints Authority report

Statement from HE the Governor, Mr John Rankin CMG

I am grateful to the Police Complaints Authority for their independent investigation into complaints made following the 2 December protests at the House of Assembly. Their decision in this…

Premier Announces Junior Ministers

This afternoon, during a Swearing-in Ceremony at Government House, Premier the Hon. David Burt, JP, MP, announced four Junior Ministers and their portfolios. They are:

Ms. Tinee Furbert, JP, MP – Junior Minister of Disability Affairs;…

Minister of National Security Wayne Caines Remarks

Good afternoon and thank you for coming.

In the few, short weeks since the General Election, we have seen evidence of the importance of continuing the work to provide a safe community for all who live and work in Bermuda.

Violence…

Premier's Cup Match Message

Cup Match is a uniquely Bermudian holiday that we celebrate on the Thursday and Friday before the first Monday in August. We are reminded that the first day, Emancipation…