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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...

The Senate has approved new legislation to enhance the powers of the Registrar of Companies. The Registrar of Companies (Compliance Measures) Act 2017, tabled by Senator Jeff Baron, is intended to help the island maintain its OECD rating. Mr Baron sa...

Finance minister Bob Richards is delivering the One Bermuda Alliance’s Budget for the fiscal year 2017-18 at the House of Assembly today. Follow The Royal Gazette’s website for live updates. 12.01pm Mr Richards is wrapping up now and in conclusion ...

Three Bills were passed by the Senate in the House of Assembly yesterday. The Companies and Limited Liability Company Amendment Act 2017, the International Co-operation (Tax Information Exchange Agreements) Amendment (No 2) Act 2017, and the Proceed...

Companies operating out of Bermuda will now be required to retain their records for a set period of time after going into liquidation, under a Bill passed in Parliament with bipartisan support. Grant Gibbons, the Minister of Economic Development, des...

Bermuda’s range of scholarships and awards for local students is being broadened, the House of Assembly heard. Wayne Scott, the Minister of Education, told MPs that the government had followed through on its 2016 Throne Speech promise with eight new ...