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Moving more people from unemployment benefit to Financial Assistance will help identify barriers to employment, the economy and labour minister said yesterday. Jason Hayward said: “Our aim is to transition as much people as we possibly can on to the ...

Education minister, Diallo Rabain, has denied that Government foot-dragging over deciding when eight primary schools will shut in a major shake-up has left parents in limbo. Ministers first announced the radical reforms in December 2020, but work on ...

Jason Hayward, the Minister of Economy and Labour, and the Minister of Education, Diallo Rabain, will talk on the Budget and how it affects their ministries.

Expected cuts to Bermuda’s aviation industry revenue triggered by sanctions against Russia have been dramatically reduced by the Government. But Lawrence Scott, the Transport Minister, appeared yesterday to be unable to say exactly why this had occur...

Ministers denied the Premier and finance minister was hiding behind them with an insistence they announced budget cuts instead of doing it himself. David Burt, who took the finance minister’s portfolio after the shock resignation of Curtis Dickinson ...

Changes to the Covid-19 “fit to fly” regulations to open up the market to the private sector have been announced. The Bermuda Health Council has updated the rules on antigen testing for the coronavirus. Ricky Brathwaite, the CEO of the BHeC, said: “...

The Premier is a “slippery-tongued” deceiver who has hiked payroll tax, the Opposition leader told the House of Assembly yesterday. Cole Simons accused David Burt, also the finance minister, of deliberately misleading the public. He said: “The Minis...

Four key triggers for jobs recovery have been targeted to kick start growth, the economy and labour minister told the House of Assembly today. Jason Hayward said the recovery plans were aimed at powering Bermuda out of the economic crisis caused by ...

A key element of a bust-up between the Premier and his former finance minister was a Government sweetener for a $376 million revamp of the island’s biggest resort, The Royal Gazette understands. A major source of tension between David Burt and Curti...

A controversial move to legalise cannabis will go back to the House of Assembly today. The legislation was earlier blocked by the Senate – but the Upper House can only hold up Bills for a year before they go back to MPs for another vote. Lawrence Sco...