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The Government has been accused of using “excuses” to avoid answering questions on a controversial programme that costs taxpayers millions of dollars. Opposition senator Robin Tucker made the allegation after asking questions in the Upper House on th...

Pupils in Bermuda’s first signature learning programmes feel excited and that the lessons are “authentic”, senators heard yesterday. Owen Darrell, the junior education minister, said that attitudes were positive after the launch of the schemes at the...

The Government should reduce duty on all goods by at least 20 per cent to address the cost-of-living crisis, the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union has asserted. Chris Furbert was speaking at the first of four town hall meetings organised by ...

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 ...

Senators approved legislation which would allow external auditing for the Bermuda College to help the institution maintain international accreditation. Owen Darrell, the Junior Minister for the Cabinet Office, Education, and Public Works, said the Ne...

A meeting between the Government and the Auditor-General should take place to work out how to tackle about 130 years of financial statements in arrears, a former senator said yesterday. James Jardine highlighted the importance of up-to-date audited a...

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...