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Parents of public school students will soon be contacted about a plan to offer them funds to help with back-to-school expenses. The proposal was originally announced last month by David Burt, the Premier, with parents or guardians to receive $150 per...

Union leaders said that a $15 million relief package would offer short-term relief, but called on the Government to deliver on “game changers” such as a livable wage. Armell Thomas, the Bermuda Public Services Union president, said in a statement tha...

The Bermuda Government has committed almost $50,000 to assist towards the development of the island’s finest young athletes, with tennis star Trey Mallory the first recipient of the Flora Duffy Award. Seventeen athletes and organisations were recogni...

Community and sports clubs have been awarded $175,000 from the Government's confiscated assets and capital development grant programme. Cheques were presented by David Burt, the Premier and finance minister, to clubs to upgrade facilities, buy new eq...

A “new course” for the Department of Financial Assistance will include a push to get able-bodied unemployed back to work and strengthening support for the disabled. Jason Hayward, the labour minister, spoke in the House of Assembly today as he tabled...

Local businesses and service providers have been paid almost $75 million by government on behalf of people on financial assistance, And the Department of Financial Assistance’s payments to supermarket chains have been questioned by one of the island...

A temporary cut in the cost of liquor licences for bars and restaurants was toasted by the trade yesterday. Karl Massam, the general manager of restaurant group Yellowfin and chairman of the restaurant division of the Chamber of Commerce, said the 50...

The Government is considering a request to provide a multimillion-dollar guarantee in support of the stalled redevelopment of the Fairmont Southampton. The request is the second after hotel owners Gencom last year failed to meet a number of condition...

A man who admitted accepting financial assistance from the Government while he was working for five months was yesterday ordered to pay more than $11,000 in restitution. David McCann, 37, was also fined $1,000 when he appeared in Magistrates’ Court. ...

Government is pumping an additional $9 million into its financial assistance programme in order to help struggling Bermudians living on the poverty line. Community and Cultural Affairs Minister Wayne Scott is expected to make a formal request for the...

A penniless 66-year-old is struggling to make her way forward here after decades spent living in Jamaica. Jacqueline Perinchief insists her decision to return to Bermuda two years ago was “the worst mistake” of her life. The dual national claims she...

Shadow Seniors and Social Services Minister Louise Jackson has criticised Government for a delay in delivering Financial Assistance cheques to those in need this month. The Department admitted yesterday it had experienced problems with payments and p...