The major new development in Friday's Budget Statement was Government's decision to launch an unemployment insurance scheme.
Predictably, this was welcomed by trade unions but received a more muted response from employers.
Details of the scheme are f...
Accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers' (PWC) criticism of the country's Budget has been denounced by the Finance Minister Eugene Cox as "alarmist" and lacking in substance.
And, responding to criticism on the level of debt planned for the coming yea...
Long-time politician, banker and farmer Thomas Haskins (Hackie) Davis died at home last week a contented man.
The 83-year-old had just enjoyed his favourite meal of Bermuda fish, was sitting at home in his favourite armchair, had his pet dog at his f...
There is a universal code of good leadership that has a mix of resolve, empathy, education and inspiration that generates confidence, trust and admiration. Leadership is not status, prestige, privilege or money. It's responsibility and accountability...
Government schools will receive a big slice of the capital projects cash within the coming year.
It is estimated that out of the total $109 million set aside for buildings and infrastructure, more than 30 percent will be absorbed into the education s...
I am going to continue to write about the Second Mindfulness Training: "Aware of the suffering caused by exploitation, social injustice, stealing, and oppression, I am committed to cultivating loving kindness and learning ways to work for the well-be...
The vision of the Minister of Education, Paula Cox, to make the public system of education the first choice of the public is neither laudable, nor correct, as mentioned in a recent editorial of January 30 headed "Education for All". Her vision is sim...
The vision of the Minister of Education, Paula Cox, to make the public system of education the first choice of the public is neither laudable, nor correct, as mentioned in a recent editorial of January 30 headed "Education for All". Her vision is sim...
The Budget may be the engine that turns the wheels of Government - but it also proves vital for the survival for many smaller, yet still important, organisations on the Island.
Among Finance Minister Eugene Cox's Budget for 2002-03 yesterday was almo...
Finance Ministry officials say the zero-based budgeting approach could "theoretically" minimise the need for supplementary budget requests - barring unforeseen events such as another terror attack on the United States.
Five Government departments wen...
