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The Government yesterday tabled legislation to make a number of essential goods duty free in an effort to address the cost of living. David Burt, the Premier, said the Customs Tariff Amendment (No 3) Act 2022, tabled in the House of Assembly, would ...

A boost in Government revenue has caused a projected 2021/22 budget deficit to drop by 35 per cent, the Government announced yesterday morning. David Burt, the Premier and the Minister of Finance, told the House of Assembly that based on numbers subm...

The freeze on gas and diesel prices will save drivers $6.1 million, David Burt, the Premier, told MPs. Mr Burt, who is also finance minister, said that if a block had not been put on rising pump costs last March, the average motorist would be paying ...

Government has defended its use of overseas firefighters at the LF Wade International Airport, reiterating that the measure is temporary. Michael Weeks, the Minister of National Security, said yesterday that the Canadian firefighters were required to...

A Royal Navy ship is paying a visit to Bermuda to take part in hurricane preparedness exercises, Government House has said. The Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s Tideforce, which is designed to support the UK’s two Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers, is ...

Join us live for ongoing coverage of the House of Assembly today, where legislators today are to get details on the end of Covid-19 emergency powers as announced on Monday by Kim Wilson, the health minister. Ms Wilson said yesterday Covid-19 restrict...

A raft of decisions made by Bermuda’s employment tribunal have finally been made public — more than a year after a change in the law required their disclosure. But the parties involved in the disputes have been anonymised, meaning employers found to ...

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...

The race has officially started for the leadership of the Progressive Labour Party. The deadline for declarations of intention to stand in the upcoming election closed last night. Curtis Dickinson, the former finance minister, has already announced h...

The Ministry of Economy and Labour will tomorrow host a panel discussion aimed at increasing awareness of the challenge of Bermuda’s ageing population. Jason Hayward, the Minister of Economy and Labour, said: “This round-table discussion will provid...