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An arbitration centre planned for the site of the old Hamilton Police Station will be paid for with a “rent to buy” scheme, the public works minister said yesterday. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch added the Government would generate income with charg...

Delays in repairs to Harbour Road in Warwick have caused public works staff problems as power firm Belco prepared to start trenching nearby. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the public works minister, said the ministry job, which is three weeks behind...

The price tag for the replacement of two old East End swing bridges will be about $100 million, the public works minister revealed yesterday. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch said staff were ready to start work on the Swing Bridge, from St David’s to S...

Affordable housing was left out of this year’s Budget despite “a number of projects lined up and ready to go”, the public works minister said yesterday. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch added: “It’s a question of money.” He was speaking after the Bermu...

A total of 62.5 vacant posts have been defunded by the public works ministry, the public works minister revealed today. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch said the cost-cutting measure came after the ministry’s allocation was cut by almost $4 million to ...

The Government got high marks from the Bermuda Public Services Union for the latest Budget’s moves for cutting public debt The BPSU president, Armell Thomas, singled out the 2021-22 Budget plans for lowering the island’s deficit from $245 million to...

The Government’s plans for economic recovery over the in the new financial year were branded “aspirational and low on detail” by the One Bermuda Alliance yesterday. Cole Simons, the Leader of the Opposition, said Bermuda’s debt combined with pension ...

More than 400 'digital nomads' are now in Bermuda, Curtis Dickinson, the finance minister revealed yesterday. Mr Dickinson gave the number as he wrapped up his statement for the 2021-22 Budget yesterday. The one-year residential certificate programme...

The finance minister today signalled that a special fund created as the Government’s piggy bank would be used to cover a Budget deficit. Curtis Dickinson, the finance minister, said the Government expected to be short by $124.5 million in the 2021/22...

The Royal Gazette offers a Budget overview with the highlights to take away in the wake of an unprecedented year – with “recovery” the key word for the year ahead. You can find the full article here. We have posted the YouTube video of the Speech...