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David Burt, the Premier, beat the drum for Bermuda as a financial technology centre at a conference in New York City this week. Mr Burt had a “fireside chat” with Mercina Tillemann-Dick, chief operating officer of the Global Blockchain Business Counc...

The man who became the first One Bermuda Alliance premier will be sworn in as Opposition leader today. Craig Cannonier confirmed he will replace Jeanne Atherden, who resigned last week after eight of the 11 OBA MPs registered a vote of no confidence ...

This parliamentary session is the second longest in history, the Premier has said. The Throne Speech laying out the Government’s legislative agenda was read last September and the House of Assembly has sat 37 times since. Mr Burt said the long sessio...

Members of the public will retain access to a St George’s beach near a new hotel development. The news came as the House of Assembly repealed an earlier Act to develop the new St Regis hotel in the Olde Towne, which had given “reasonable” access to F...

The Government has been accused of “discriminatory” payroll tax reforms that will increase costs for small to medium businesses and “kill jobs”. The attack came from the Opposition One Bermuda Alliance as the House of Assembly debated an amendment t...

The Premier said last night that an announcement by cryptocurrency exchange company Binance that it had struck a deal with Jersey was consistent with the firm’s global strategy. The move came after Bermuda signed a memorandum of understanding with B...

David Burt reiterated Bermuda’s position about a public register of beneficial ownership during a phone conversation with British Prime Minister Theresa May. The Premier joined other leaders from the Overseas Territories for a 35-minute conversation ...

Taxi drivers, people with disabilities and new business owners will benefit from financial relief after The Payroll Tax Amendment Act 2018 was passed in the House with no objections. At the same time, payroll tax on notional salaries in owner-managed...

A government Bill was passed in the House of Assembly on Friday night despite a drafting blunder that had technical officers and members of the legislature scrambling to clarify. Kim Wilson, the Minister of Health and spokeswoman for legal affairs, ...

Opposition leader Jeanne Atherden questioned during the Budget debate of finance why government staff could not draw cash from the Contributory Pension Fund in times of hardship. David Burt, the Premier and Minister of Finance, said his government h...