David Burt claimed yesterday that the Progressive Labour Party had completed 14 of its 21 “first 100 days” election pledges.
But statements by the Premier and his PLP colleagues suggest only ten of the promises have actually been fulfilled, with nine...
The Progressive Labour Party’s “great rush” to deliver change has been blighted by mixed messages and disorganisation, political observer Denis Pitcher said.
Mr Pitcher praised David Burt, the Premier, for his efforts to sell Bermuda to the internati...
With the PLP Government now well and truly settled into their new roles, The Royal Gazette examines what progress the new administration has made on its key promises.
Parliamentary oversight
A plan to set up three watchdog committees recommended by t...
Legislation to create a commission to look at changes to Bermuda’s tax system was today approved by Senate.
Government senator Vance Campbell said the Tax Reform Commission Act 2017 made provision for a short-term statutory body to examine tax.
The J...
A Bill creating a commission to look at changing Bermuda’s tax structure was approved by the House of Assembly last Friday.
David Burt, the Premier, said the Tax Reform Commission Act would help create a fairer system for the island.
He said: “This B...
DATE: Oct 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
New legislation giving the Bermuda Immigration and Protection Act priority over the Human Rights Act will be debated in the House of Assembly today.
Walton Brown, the Minister of Home Affairs, has said the move “will not take away from anyone’s funda...
DATE: Oct 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
David Burt, the Premier, has dismissed a trip to meet would-be gaming operators in New York as a “figment of the imagination” of the former government.
The purported trip, a source of controversy in social media in the run-up to the July General Elec...
I got into politics in 2012, not because of some lifelong yearning to govern, but because I was profoundly concerned with the suffering already being caused by bad economic policy and poor management of public money. Right now, our debt payments exce...
A number of initiatives outlined in last week’s Throne Speech will be funded through existing money, David Burt, the Premier said yesterday.
The Premier discussed some of the pledges made on Friday at a press conference held at The Cabinet Building...
Bermudians left waiting on “crumbs” from the island’s economic recovery will have “a seat at the table to share the full meal”, the Progressive Labour Party vowed as legislators returned to Parliament.
Pledging to “face the issues of division in our ...
DATE: Sep 09, 2017 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
