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Budget cuts mean that the public works ministry will not be able to do as much routine maintenance as it used to, it was admitted yesterday. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch said that the ministry budget had been cut by $3.75 million because of the eco...

Ground will be broken on a $1 million plus shoreside fish processing plant this year, the Premier said last night. David Burt told the House of Assembly a $1.07 million grant was included in the budget for the Cabinet Office for the centre at Margina...

Proposed spending cuts included in the 2021/22 Budget statement could be tough to maintain, an economist warned yesterday. Peter Everson, a businessman and former president of the Chamber of Commerce, said: “The hard part, as always, is will the Gove...

The Government has committed to a $10 million guarantee to support further development of the Bermudiana Beach Resort in Warwick. In his Budget speech, Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, said the redevelopment of the property – originally ere...

The Minister of Finance should cut taxes and fees for businesses to re-energise the economy, it was claimed yesterday. Green-friendly projects, increased support for youth services, and breaks for charities that provide essential services, were other...

The One Bermuda Alliance has called for more support for Bermuda’s farmers and fishermen and for funding for school repairs or renewable energy schemes which would make Bermuda more self-sufficient and create jobs. Cole Simons, the Leader of the Opp...

Members of the Bermuda Public Services Union rallied in a park yesterday for a meeting on cuts to pay and conditions. The meeting, in Victoria Park in Hamilton at noon, forced a halt to vehicle examinations at the Transport Control Department. A spok...

The Premier pledged that the Progressive Labour Party would stand up for Bermuda’s workers as the island’s unions marked Labour Day yesterday. David Burt highlighted the strong links between the PLP and the island’s unions as the General Election app...

About 4,500 people who were on emergency unemployment benefits have returned to work, the Minister of Finance said last night. Curtis Dickinson said that the scheme has put about $43 million in the hands of 10,100 unemployed people since it started, ...

More than 1,100 people have been given emergency unemployment payments after they were laid off work because of the coronavirus crisis. Lovitta Foggo, the labour minister, said 1,142 applicants were given payments yesterday and another 400 applicatio...