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The health minister has said she has “grave concerns” about the financial impact of Covid-19 on the healthcare system. Kim Wilson warned that there was a risk that the Bermuda Hospitals Board would “not be able to sustain its existing service nor und...

A proposed fish processing plant could help open up an international market, a veteran fisherman said yesterday. Alan Card added that the $1.07 million East End project designed to give Bermuda’s fishing industry a boost and help fishermen sell their...

Ground will be broken on a $1 million plus shoreside fish processing plant this year, the Premier said last night. David Burt told the House of Assembly a $1.07 million grant was included in the budget for the Cabinet Office for the centre at Margina...

The vast majority of the $9 million budget reduction for the Ministry of Education was achieved through the defunding of posts and government austerity measures, the House of Assembly was told yesterday. The overall budget for the Ministry of Educati...

The Minister of Education today pledged to provide professional development for educators which he described as critical to the success of education reform. Government is considering closing nine primary schools as part of wide-ranging reforms which ...

A public-private partnership or a sell-off of old school buildings could be used to fund the Government’s plan to transform the public education system. A consultation on the future of primary schools, with a deadline of Friday, highlighted “bold ch...

The popular annual seniors’ tea party has been called off this year, the House of Assembly heard yesterday. Susan Jackson, an Opposition MP, highlighted its absence from the Ministry of Social Development and Seniors for the 2021-22 Budget. Tinée Fur...

A “road map” is to be drawn up to let the public track expenditure at the National Sports Centre, it was announced tonight. Tinnée Furbert, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors, revealed the extra oversight in response to an Opposition call...

The Government and Opposition sparred into last night over the Budget for the coming fiscal year and the island’s way to economic recovery out of the pandemic. It came after Cole Simons, the Opposition leader, gave the Reply to the Budget in the Hous...

A fall in the island’s gross domestic product last year will lead to more job losses, the Leader of the Opposition warned yesterday. Cole Simons, also the One Bermuda Alliance’s shadow finance minister, said that GDP was expected to drop by seven to ...

A dedicated task force based in the Cabinet Office will be formed to drive Bermuda’s economic recovery as the pandemic eases , the Premier said today. David Burt told the House of Assembly that a recovery plan had been devised to renew the economy a...

Potential buyers have been lined up for the stalled Caroline Bay resort complex, the finance minister revealed yesterday. Curtis Dickinson added Gencom, the owners of the shuttered Fairmont Southampton Hotel, were still trying to raise money for the ...