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The Bermuda Government could reap an extra $147 million over a two to three-year period if policy recommendations from the Tax Reform Commission are implemented, MPs heard this morning. The commission’s report was tabled in the House of Assembly by W...

King’s Wharf in Dockyard is to undergo extensive rehabilitation, the House heard yesterday. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the Minister of Public Works, said that the wharf’s building and deck needed to be “completely rebuilt” in a short window of t...

David Burt blasted the Opposition for its pessimism about the island’s economy last night, pledging he would reduce our debt by next year while growing and diversifying the economy. The Premier took to his feet in the House of Assembly after about si...

Opposition leader Craig Cannonier will give his Reply to the Throne Speech in the House of Assembly today. MPs will hear from the One Bermuda Alliance after the Government outlined its plans for the year last week. Mr Cannonier was expected to delive...

As Brexit looms for Britain, with question marks hanging over a deal over its divorce from Europe, the Bermuda Government stated last night that nothing would change in the island’s relationship. David Burt, the Premier, is scheduled to hear more on ...

The Premier is back in Parliament after he and a Cabinet member experienced a weather-related delay. David Burt and Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, were absent this morning as MPs convened in the House of Assembly on the day of the Respon...

The public service faces an impending wave of retirements, Parliamentarians heard this morning. Walton Brown, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, said that the Government’s “workforce is ageing and there are skills shortages in key areas of the Ser...

Zane DeSilva, the Minister of Tourism and Transport, provided an update on vacation rentals in the House of Assembly this morning. Mr DeSilva said: This House will recall that the Throne Speech included a short section on the issue of tax relief fo...

Roadside sobriety tests have resulted in 49 arrests since the programme was launched, the House of Assembly heard this morning. Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, said that about 100 vehicles were stopped at each location each night. ...

Two new cases managers will bolster Ageing and Disability Services, the health minister announced this morning. Kim Wilson said the new employees would begin work in January. She told the House of Assembly that the office would also introduce walk-...