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Two special support centres for troubled school pupils are to be created, the education minister announced yesterday. Diallo Rabain said that the Department of Education would introduce two support centres for primary, middle and senior school pupil...

The Minister of Finance has pledged to “fix” the problem of publicly funded organisations failing to keep up to date with their annual audits. Curtis Dickinson told a post-Budget meeting of business leaders: “I’m not happy about it. We have had chall...

Changes to immigration policy to spur job creation and economic growth are needed quickly, according to KPMG Bermuda. The professional-services firm yesterday published its perspective on the Budget, which was delivered by Curtis Dickinson, the finan...

A “slash-and-burn” approach to cut the cost of the civil service is not in Bermuda’s best interest, the finance minister said last night. Curtis Dickinson said that such an approach would be “a mistake”. He explained: “If I was in a company, I might...

Bermuda should expect a deficit of more than $30 million in the next financial year, an economist has warned. Finance minister Curtis Dickinson announced in last Friday’s Budget Statement that the Government planned to spend $19.8 million more than i...

Immigration reform could be back on the agenda within weeks, the finance minister said yesterday. Curtis Dickinson said concerns related to the thorny issue had been “front and centre” for Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security. However, he ...

Curtis Dickinson was pressed on topics ranging from burgeoning government debt to immigration policy, as he spoke about his Budget before a business audience yesterday. The finance minister, speaking on a panel at the Chamber of Commerce Budget Break...

It is not the job of the Bermuda Government “to step in and bail out retail”, the Minister of Finance said yesterday. Curtis Dickinson was speaking during the annual Budget Breakfast panel discussion hosted by the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce. He adde...

The Government’s multimillion payout on the stalled Caroline Bay development at Morgan’s Point was highlighted in last Friday’s Budget speech. Curtis Dickinson said that $182.4 million had been borrowed to date. However, Mr Dickinson insisted that th...

A million-dollar plan to boost economic projects in the North East Hamilton area must have a high level of accountability, a former Progressive Labour Party minister said yesterday. Dale Butler added that a $1 million grant to the Bermuda Economic De...

A mobile app to allow the public to compare grocery prices in different shops is to be developed, the finance minister said in the Budget speech. Curtis Dickinson said that the Government understood that food prices were a major factor in the cost o...

The government plan to boost foreign investment by turning the 60:40 rule designed to guarantee Bermudian control of island companies on its head is doomed to failure, a former Premier predicted yesterday. Curtis Dickinson, the finance minister, said...