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The Premier defended his Government’s role in supporting job creation during an economic debate in the House of Assembly. David Burt told MPs on Friday night that Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, the shadow finance minister, talked about “doom and gloom”. He...

A focus on entertainment and short-term events could help to boost the island’s economy, MPs heard. Zane DeSilva, the tourism and transport minister, said Bermuda’s musicians would soon be “put back to work”. During an economic debate in the House of...

Work permit costs could be hiked as part of a move to encourage greater Bermudian employment, the One Bermuda Alliance proposed yesterday. Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, the shadow finance minister, added that an OBA government would lay the groundwork for...

The One Bermuda Alliance’s Budget Reply ignored positive economic signs, according to David Burt, the Premier. Mr Burt, speaking to The Royal Gazette this afternoon, said: “What’s interesting was what was actually missed in the fact that the Shadow M...

An increase in work permit fees and a decrease in payroll tax could help Bermudians get into the workforce, the shadow finance minister said. Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, the Shadow Minister of Finance, told The Royal Gazette this afternoon that other ju...

Two special support centres for troubled school pupils are to be created, the education minister announced yesterday. Diallo Rabain said that the Department of Education would introduce two support centres for primary, middle and senior school pupil...

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...

Changes to immigration policy to spur job creation and economic growth are needed quickly, according to KPMG Bermuda. The professional-services firm yesterday published its perspective on the Budget, which was delivered by Curtis Dickinson, the finan...

Dear Sir, In my opinion, the 2020-21 budget had an opportunity to provide a clearer vision for the future, action on economic growth, and positivity on the direction of the island. Instead, it feels like a holding pattern budget. No new tax on import...

A “slash-and-burn” approach to cut the cost of the civil service is not in Bermuda’s best interest, the finance minister said last night. Curtis Dickinson said that such an approach would be “a mistake”. He explained: “If I was in a company, I might...

Bermuda should expect a deficit of more than $30 million in the next financial year, an economist has warned. Finance minister Curtis Dickinson announced in last Friday’s Budget Statement that the Government planned to spend $19.8 million more than i...

Curtis Dickinson was pressed on topics ranging from burgeoning government debt to immigration policy, as he spoke about his Budget before a business audience yesterday. The finance minister, speaking on a panel at the Chamber of Commerce Budget Break...