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2018 Senior School Graduations

Mr. Speaker:

Last week I had the pleasure of attending the graduation ceremonies for the Berkeley Institute…

Health Financing Reform

Mr Speaker

I’m pleased to give this statement today to update this Honourable House and the listening public on the Government’s intentions with respect to…

Government’s pension pledge to seniors

Premier and Minister of Finance, the Hon. David Burt, JP, MP, commented on the promise made to seniors concerning pension increases.

He said, “After one pension increase for seniors in six years, this Government pledged to increase pension…

Minister Caines representing Bermuda at OECD

The Minister of National Security, the Hon. Wayne M. Caines, JP, MP, is currently representing Bermuda at the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to share the Bermuda perspective on regulation at a special roundtable on…

Minister Roban Seeks Feedback on New Road Safety Plan 2018

Deputy Premier and Minister of Transport and Regulatory Affairs, the Hon. Walter H. Roban, continues to encourage public feedback on the Road Safety Council’s new Road Safety Plan 2018 - entitled Operation Caution. The…

Premier Attends CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting

Premier of Bermuda, the Hon. David Burt, JP, MP, joins other CARICOM leaders at the Thirty Ninth Regular Meeting of the Conference of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government, of which Bermuda is an associate member. The meeting is…

The Hon. Jamahl S. Simmons, JP MP: Summer Student Entrepreneur Programme

Good Afternoon.

I’m here today to encourage Bermuda’s young entrepreneurs to take full advantage of an exciting new initiative, called the Summer Student Entrepreneur Programme (or SSEP for short), which was launched last…

A National Workforce Development Plan for Bermuda

Madam President,

It gives me great pleasure this morning to share with my Colleagues the…

Our Priority: Working For The People

“Ministerial travel is hardly a secret and there is absolutely nothing to hide, but we can and will do a better job of keeping the information on the travel website updated,” said Premier David Burt.

The Premier continued: “Growing and…

First-Time Entrepreneurs Payroll Tax Relief

Good Morning/Afternoon.

Our government is committed to building a fairer, better Bermuda and in creating an environment where obstacles towards Bermudians “doing for self,” are systematically removed. 

In 2017…