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Public school teachers were to blame for not getting paid for September because they did not provide paperwork in time, Diallo Rabain, the education minister, told MPs yesterday. Mr Rabain said they would get their salaries at the end of this week, ...

A final sign-off on the long-awaited deal to secure the $376 million Fairmont Southampton revamp appears imminent, David Burt, the Premier, said yesterday. Mr Burt has made similar statements on at least two occasions since April, but blamed delays o...

Help for first-time buyers and tidying-up payroll tax anomalies will be gone over by MPs in the final House of Assembly session before November’s Throne Speech. David Burt, the Premier, said The Payroll Tax Amendment Act clarified aspects of the tax ...

A minister has rebuked the Auditor-General for delays in keeping government agencies up to date on their financial standings. In a rare public slight, Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, expressed concern to the House of Ass...

The cost-of-living crisis and Covid-19 are set to dominate the return of the House of Assembly. David Burt, the Premier, will give a financial statement as MPs return for the first session since July. Kim Wilson, the health minister, will set out det...

A call for “shadowy” groups to cease and desist has been made by the Premier, who claimed people were deliberately trying to sow division in the Progressive Labour Party. David Burt, who faces a challenge to his leadership at the delegates conference...

Former finance minister Curtis Dickinson has launched a leadership bid against David Burt, the Premier

A pledge by the Government to hand out rebates on payroll tax could turn into a “bureaucratic nightmare”, a former finance minister has said. Bob Richards, who held the Cabinet post during the One Bermuda Alliance administration, said the onus would ...

A leading community group has urged the Government to speed up the distribution of financial help aimed at easing the cost-of-living crisis as some families are having to go without enough food or light. Family Centre said it was “urgent” for the Gov...

The Opposition has accused David Burt, the Premier, of failing to live up to government promises that he would help people to battle the cost-of-living crisis with a $15 million relief plan. One Bermuda Alliance leader Cole Simons said payroll tax re...