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Beyond all the economic data and statistics there is a moral question at the heart of any discussion around a minimum wage. Do we as a society accept that there are people in Bermuda who work full time for wages that trap them in poverty and, if so, ...

People unemployed because of Covid-19 could be helped by an emergency unemployment benefit scheme, the Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sport said yesterday. Lovitta Foggo said that a task force had been set up to implement the programme. Sh...

Sports minister Lovitta Foggo spoke at the House of Assembly today about the upcoming Carifta Games which Bermuda will host at the National Sports Centre. To read Lovitta Foggo’s ministerial statement in full, click on the PDF under “Related Media”

Heritage Month will have the theme “We are Bermudian” to help the Government promote the island’s cultural identity. Cultural affairs minister Lovitta Foggo urged people to reflect on their commonalities throughout the month of May. She told the Hous...

Somers Day is to be renamed Mary Prince Day after a once enslaved Bermudian who became a hero of the abolitionist movement in Britain. The legislation, which was tabled yesterday, will also move the Bermuda Day holiday from the last Friday in May to ...

Staff who lost their jobs at BF&M have been offered the chance to build job-hunting skills through the Department of Workforce Development. Labour minister Lovitta Foggo said the Labour Relations Section would also provide support for those made redu...

Lovitta Foggo, the Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sport, highlighted a culinary book, Pawpaw Bermuda, put together by a Bermudian family in the House of Assembly today. • To read Lovitta Foggo’s statement in full, click on the PDF under “R...

The Government is inviting “honest and direct engagement from the community” on how Bermuda can address race relations. The public will be asked to share “thoughts and views and possible solutions on how we can better connections between races”, comm...

Lovitta Foggo, the Minister of Labour, Community and Sport, delivered a ministerial statement at the House of Assembly today on the celebration of Sammy Wilson and Clarence Hill. • To read Lovitta Foggo’s statement in full, click on the PDF under “Re...

Government will host a job fair in Hamilton next Wednesday to help more Bermudians join the workforce. Lovitta Foggo, Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sport, said the aim of the job fair is to pair the unemployed or under employed with poten...

Paid maternity leave could be extended by five weeks before the end of the year, the House of Assembly heard yesterday. Lovitta Foggo, the labour, community affairs and sports minister, told MPs that maternity leave would be increased from eight week...

The Portuguese Association and Vasco Da Gama Club claimed top prize at the Bermuda Day Float Awards. The group won the Natural Heritage Float Category award for its design which depicted traditional Portuguese life. CedarBridge Academy and the Depart...