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…
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…
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…
The Cabinet Committee on Social Development
- 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 full…
Deposit Insurance Scheme in Bermuda
- 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 fail,…
Minister Foggo represents Bermuda at Labour Ministers’ ILO Conference
- 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 held…
Minister of Education Provides Updates on Ministry and Department Progress
- 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 on the…