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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...

Progress on reform of the tax, healthcare and immigration systems urgently needs to happen, because “the status quo will not deliver a good future for Bermudians and their children”. That is the clear message from the Fiscal Responsibility Panel, the...

Two years ago, when the Progressive Labour Party won the General Election, we were promised all manner of things — reduced healthcare costs, lower cost of living and greater transparency, among others. We heard the phrase “Promises made, promises kep...

A total of $330,500 in uncashed cheques were left “in a drawer” at a government department, a report to Parliament has revealed. The report by the Efficiency Committee said only $50,000 of the owed cash was claimed back and accused the Government of ...

Let’s be honest: few of us would have wanted Curtis Dickinson’s responsibility yesterday. To present your maiden national Budget in these uncertain times, knowing that decisions you make could cause a fragile economy to take a damaging turn for the w...

The Minister of Finance has delivered a 2019-20 Budget Statement that strives to address the concerns of many stakeholders. It’s a delicate balance, and for that he is to be congratulated. After the Tax Reform Commission’s Report and the Pre-Budget R...

The 2019-20 Budget Statement is under way. Curtis Dickinson, Minister of Finance, is making his maiden Budget presentation in the House of Assembly. The Royal Gazette is providing a live stream and text updates on this page, as well as Twitter updat...

Monday’s newspaper was quite possibly one of the more depressing reads in the past few months. From an announcement of the closure of Bluck’s, to the departure of the general counsel of the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission, to further discussion on t...

Hundreds of people have registered opposition to a rental tax after a seniors organisation called on its members to air their views. Age Concern Bermuda asked it members for their views on the suggestion, included in a pre-Budget report from the Mini...

In the final article in a five-part series examining the impact of the ageing of Bermuda’s population, we look at the potential solution: economic growth. Facing an ageing and shrinking population, declining workforce, spiralling healthcare costs, un...