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About 25 of the Government’s 31 policies to drive the economy are “on track”, the Minister of Economy and Labour said. Jason Hayward told the House of Assembly on Friday that the economic recovery plan combined fiscal responsibility “with a clear pat...

A major shake-up of the payroll tax system which would make almost one in three workers exempt from the levy has been signalled by David Burt. The Premier and finance minister also told MPs that the Budget deficit for the year was now projected to b...

Financial guarantees given by the Government to private firms pose a “significant risk” and should virtually never be issued, an independent group of international economic experts has warned. The annual study by the Fiscal Responsibility Panel, who...

A minimum wage for employees moved a step closer to becoming a reality last night after the passing of legislation in the House of Assembly. The Employment (Minimum Wage Entitlement) Bill 2022 introduces provisions to give employees in Bermuda a ...

A funding boost of almost $2 million has been awarded to the Bermuda Police Service to help swell its ranks. Michael Weeks, the Minister of National Security, told the House of Assembly today that $499,000 would be allocated immediately with the rema...

An MP campaigning to stop a medical waste incinerator in her constituency appeared to backtrack this week on earlier comments about when she first heard of the controversial facility. Tinée Furbert, a minister and the government MP for St George’s So...

The final sitting of the House of Assembly for 2022 promises to be a busy session for legislators - with items up for debate today including landmark minimum wage legislation

Cole Simons has insisted that he does not feel threatened by the deputy leader of One Bermuda Alliance, Jarion Richardson, but admits he may have “deficiencies” as head of the party. Asked about comments from Mr Richardson that he could do some thing...

Bermuda was “bent out of shape” by the shut down of Parliament caused by the failure of the needed number of MPs to show up last week, Dennis Lister, House of Assembly Speaker, said. The Speaker expressed “disappointment” at the situation as he agai...

The abrupt shutdown of Parliament due to a lack of MPs in attendance last week has exposed a clash of tactics within the One Bermuda Alliance. Cole Simons, the party leader, said it would have been better if all three available OBA MPs were in the Ho...