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An increase in payroll taxes was approved by the House of Assembly early yesterday morning following a fierce debate on the state of the economy. The Payroll Tax Amendment Act increased payroll tax from 14 per cent to 14.5 per cent and rolls back som...

The House of Assembly has voted to increase departure tax, despite concerns by the Opposition that it will hinder growth in the tourism sector. The Miscellaneous Taxes Amendment Act 2015, presented by Finance Minister Bob Richards, will increase depa...

Economic diversification, tourism and solutions for the civil service were high on the agenda in Shadow Finance Minster David Burt’s Reply to the Budget. In his delivery in the House of Assembly yesterday, Mr Burt also outlined the PLP’s long-term ec...

Lovitta Foggo, the Shadow Minister for Education, has questioned whether Leah Scott should be retained as a junior minister. After debate over a letter by the MP that bore striking similarities to a website article, the Progressive Labour Party last ...

David Burt, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Minister for Finance, attacked the efforts of Bob Richards in the wake of this morning’s Budget statement. In a Progressive Labour Party released this afternoon, Mr Burt said: “In his third B...

The Progressive Labour Party will be holding its 52nd Annual Founders Day and Drum Major Awards next month. The event will be held at the Sweeting-Ball Memorial Hall of the Bermuda Industrial Union on March 8, with Sandys South MP Jamahl Simmons set...

Shadow Minister for Transport Lawrence Scott had high praise for this week’s road safety summit and said he would gladly join a task force to be created in the coming weeks to address the Island’s dangerous roads. Mr Scott said he found the calling o...

The Progressive Labour Party is inviting east-enders to a town hall meeting this week to discuss education on the Island. During the meeting, described as the first stop on the “Education Listening Tour”, the party will discuss its plan for education...

Shadow Attorney General Michael Scott has called the reappointment of Rory Field as Director of Public Prosecutions a “slap in the face” to those who believe Bermudians should come first. Mr Scott fiercely attacked Governor George Fergusson over the ...

Shadow Human Affairs Minister Rolfe Commissiong this morning welcomed news that Sun Life International will be expanding operations in Bermuda. In a statement, Mr Commissiong responded to last week’s announcement that the firm intends to double staff...

Bermudians have fewer than 30 days to stop the privatisation of LF Wade International Airport, according to the Progressive Labour Party. Shadow Transport Minister Lawrence Scott last night told a PLP-hosted town hall meeting focusing on the airport ...

Two Progressive Labour Party MPs have spoken out about sexually inappropriate comments made by public figures in the wake of Marc Bean’s verbal exchange with a former One Bermuda Alliance senator. While Kim Wilson, the Shadow Minister for Health, and...