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March 22, 2012 Dear Sir, I have trouble listening to our Premier speaking vague nonsense and expecting everyone to just agree with her. Her latest is that our $1.4 billion crippling debt is okay because the Progressive Labour Party Government has mad...

The Opposition expressed concern over the timescale for two major capital projects to be completed during the Senate debate on the 2012 budget for Public Works. Presenting the budget, Government said the project to replace the Causeway bridge to St G...

The budget for the Ministry of Business Development and Tourism was approved in the Senate, with the One Bermuda Alliance calling for a new approach. Speaking during the debate yesterday, OBA Senator Michael Dunkley said that Bermuda has slipped away...

Government will net $4 million in 2012/13 as a result of fee increases approved by Senators. One major increase aims to deter people who start planning developments before getting permission, by increasing retroactive application fees to ten times th...

A standardised 25 percent duty rate on imported personal goods was approved by Senators last night. Personal duty free allowance for goods brought in through the airport will also increase from $100 to $200 per person under the Customs Tariff Amendme...

A 24 percent increase in spending for the Cabinet Office was highlighted in the debate on the Budget in the Senate yesterday. But the ruling party insisted that the wrong budget year was being addressed. Opposition Senate Leader Michael Dunkley repea...

March 19, 2012 Dear Sir, The Government appears to be struggling to find a way to catch the vehicle licence cheats. One possible solution: once a registered car owner reaches the age of 65 they must take an annual road test prior to registering their...

Hospital fees will be raised by two percent to generate an extra $4.8 million over the next fiscal year. Health Minister Zane DeSilva said one percent of the increase is for inflation and the other one percent is because of the new hospital construct...

Bermuda Monetary Authority fees for special purpose insurers will be cut by almost 50 percent under legislation approved by the House of Assembly. Registration fees will be reduced from $11,600 to $6,000 in an attempt to make it more attractive for t...

Advocates for the elderly have commended Premier Paula Cox’s decision not to make seniors pay to license larger cars. Age Concern director Claudette Fleming said: “With respect to the Premier’s response of fine-tuning the original conditions outlined...