Over the past two weeks the Progressive Labour Party has held a few press conferences, and they have been notable for a number of reasons. The first thing that struck me is that the conferences have been high on rhetoric and low on solutions. Althoug...
DATE: Jun 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Bryant Trew
The Bermuda Government has been forced to back-pedal on revenue-raising customs amendments that had been expected to bring in almost $20 million.
The reversal spells a last-minute scramble for businesses, some of which had already priced goods for im...
DATE: Mar 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
“Mr Speaker, the PLP’s Agenda for Growth will reduce the cost of doing business in Bermuda, tackle income inequality, reform our tax system, diversify our economy, create jobs in Bermuda, harness technology, promote entrepreneurship, increase our glo...
DATE: Mar 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Bryant Trew
To serve as the Opposition leader of Bermuda is an honour. I would like to emphasise the word “serve”.
To the voters who elected me: I serve you. To those who didn’t: I serve you. All my parliamentary colleagues will always be mindful of whom they se...
DATE: Mar 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: David Burt, Premier of Bermuda
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 ranks of the civil service have dropped by 12 per cent under the One Bermuda Alliance, compared with an increase of 20 per cent under the former administration, according to Michael Dunkley.
Speaking after Friday’s Budget, the Premier said the Go...
DATE: Feb 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
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 ...
Bermuda’s debt mountain is addressed in the Budget Statement as Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance, introduces increases in payroll tax, government fees and excise taxes on fuel, alcohol and tobacco.
Payroll tax increases to 15.5 per cent, with th...
David Burt, the new Leader of the Progressive Labour Party, delivered a forceful Reply to the Throne Speech yesterday, charging the One Bermuda Alliance with failing in its 2012 electoral pledges, while vowing tighter governance and oversight to a re...
DATE: Nov 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Brexit, Britain’s controversial referendum decision to exit the European Union, was the “focal point” of Prime Minister Theresa May’s address at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, environment minister Cole Simons said.
Mr Simons, who at...
