Cost Of Three Trips By Minister Jason Hayward
A trip in June 2025 by Minister of Economy and Labour Jason Hayward to Indianapolis cost $3,552.83; another June trip to Ottawa, Canada cost $3,581.68; and a trip in July to Grenada cost $3,779.37, according to a recent listing on the Government’s travel webpage.
Global Entrepreneurship Congress [GEC] Startup National Ministerial – Indianapolis
The trip duration was listed as from June 1, 2025 – June 4, 2025, and the web page listing said, “The Hon. Jason P. Hayward, Minister of Economy and Labour, attended the Global Entrepreneurship Congress [GEC] Startup National Ministerial held in Indianapolis, Indiana June 1-4, 2025.”
Expenses
- Air Travel: $1,828.80
- Ground Transportation: $250.00
- Accommodation: $1,169.93
- Meals: $304.10
- Total costs: $3,552.83
2nd Annual Canadian Blockchain Consortium Policy Summit – Ottawa, Canada
The trip duration was listed as from June 17, 2025 – June 20, 2025, and the web page listing said, “The Hon. Jason P. Hayward, Minister of Economy and Labour, attended the 2nd Annual Canadian Blockchain Consortium Policy Summit, held in Ottawa, Canada from the 17th-20th June 2025.”
Expenses
- Air Travel: $2,082.50
- Ground Transportation: $440.69
- Accommodation: $782.72
- Meals: $275.77
- Total costs: $3,581.68
AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum [ACTIF2025] – Grenada
The trip duration was listed as from July 27, 2025 – July 31, 2025, and the web page listing said, “The Hon. Jason P. Hayward, Minister of Economy and Labour, attended the AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum 2025, held in Grenada, West Indies, from the 27th-31st July 2025.”
Expenses
- Air Travel: $2,533.10
- Accommodation: $1,121.16
- Meals: $125.11
- Total costs: $3,779.37
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$11,000 for trips in two months. Probably much more off the books with the Government credit card. Hayward spends over $1000 per day on travel. What does he have to show for his travels? What tangeable benefit to Bermuda?
The PLP loves to fly, and it shows.
Starting up a business in bermuda is like pulling teeth. The gov is anti start ups, good luck trying to get through to a gov dept and it costs an arm and a leg to setup. Gov offices recommend you hire a lawyer to do all the paperwork and a new business would cost in legal fees between $5-15k just for the paperwork. Bermuda is not open for business. Even when you get going there too much redtape.