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The 2017-18 Budget was approved by the Senate on Friday evening after more than 20 hours of debate on the estimates of expenditure for 25 government ministries. During the motion to adjourn, several senators spoke about the importance of the process ...

Tourism minister Michael Fahy has drafted a Bill in the Senate to “eliminate the cumbersome and costly” administration process for hotels and tourist attractions to gain concessions. Mr Fahy’s Tourism Investment Act 2017 will also ensure that busine...

The customs tariff on beer will remain the same in the coming fiscal year after a rare moment of collaboration between the two political parties. However, duty on gas and diesel will increase by five cents in line with the Bermuda Government’s amende...

Dear Sir, I am writing about the people protest on December 2, 2016. It was a day that would live in the memory of many Bermudians for the rest of their natural lives and go in the history books. That day drew parallels for me of South Africa aparthe...

New equipment is being bought to improve waste collection and increase the amount of road repairs being carried out on the island. According to public works minister Craig Cannonier, work was hindered in the past fiscal year because of “reliability ...

The implementation of the employees’ portion of proposed payroll tax reform will be delayed until July 1, Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance, told the House of Assembly last night. The announcement came before the Payroll Tax Amendment Act 2017 w...

Public works minister Craig Cannonier has highlighted a $3.3 million commitment to school maintenance. The figure of $3,283,000 represents a 64 per cent increase on last year in light of continuing infrastructure requirements and is in addition to $5...

Community volunteers are being sought to help plan the future of Bermuda’s education system. People will be given training so they can act as hosts for “community conversations” designed to gather input from all walks of life, education minister Cole...

The One Bermuda Alliance agreed to “strengthen opportunities” for local entertainers by revisiting new immigration policies. Shadow home affairs minister Walton Brown had led a motion in the House of Assembly, calling for the rejection of the updated...

The Government is moving forward with plans to relocate the Senate in the Sessions House, according to Michael Dunkley. Delivering the budget brief for Non-Ministerial departments at the House of Assembly yesterday, the Premier said that $2 million h...

With the Bermuda Government spending under extra scrutiny during the Reply to the Budget debate, it was perhaps inevitable that the price tag for Sylvan Richards’ trip to the Olympics would come up on Friday night in the House of Assembly. The former...

Tax reform aimed at the privileged will be a key priority for the Progressive Labour Party if it wins the next General Election, leader David Burt said yesterday. Mr Burt vowed to tackle inequality by targeting “vast swaths of domestic wealth and inc...