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Video: Minister Roban & Minister Darrell
[Updated] Deputy Premier and Minister of Home Affairs Walter Roban and Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport Owen Darrell are holding a joint press conference this afternoon [Feb 23] to “discuss their Ministry’s budget initiatives.” You can watch the live video below and view all our coverage of the 2023 Budget here. Update: The live broadcast... Read more of this article
$700,000 For Mangrove Bay Health Clinic
$700,000 of capital funding is provided for the “Mangrove Bay Clinic renovation” which “will provide high-quality healthcare services for the community in the island’s west end” and “preparation will be undertaken in 2023/24 so that construction can commence early in 2024/25,” Minister of Health Kim Wilson said. Speaking... Read more of this article
Health Minister: $155M In Funding For Hospital
The budget for the 2023/2024 financial year includes $155,158,762 in funding for the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital and Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute, Minister of Health Kim Wilson said. Speaking at today’s [Feb 22] press conference, Minister Wilson said, “The budget of one hundred and ninety-nine million, two hundred and forty thousand, one... Read more of this article
Video: Minister Wilson & Minister Furbert
[Updated] Minister of Health Kim Wilson and Minister of Transport Wayne Furbert are holding a joint press conference this afternoon [Feb 22] to “discuss their Ministry’s budget initiatives.” You can watch the video below and view all our coverage of the 2023 Budget here. Update: The live broadcast has concluded and the replay is below Update... Read more of this article
ICO Do Not Agree With Plans For A PATI Fee
[Updated] The Information Commissioner’s Office [ICO] said they “reject a fee that will create a barrier to public access to information and make Bermuda an outlier in the international community.” This follows after it was announced that the “Government will implement a nominal fee for PATI requests that are not from private... Read more of this article
Video: Minister Burch Press Conference
[Updated] Minister of Public Works Lt/Col David Burch will be holding a press conference at 12:30pm this afternoon [Feb 21] to “discuss the budget initiatives of his Ministry.” The live video should start at around 12:30pm, and in the meantime, you can view all our coverage of the 2023 Budget here. The live video has concluded and the... Read more of this article
$400,000 For Solar Panels On Govt Buildings
In this year’s Budget, “$400,000 will be spent to complete the installation of solar panels on several government buildings,” the Minister of Public Works Lt/Col David Burch said. The Government tweeted the graphic below, saying, “Capital funding will be allocated to installation of solar panels on several government buildings,... Read more of this article
$1M For CCTV, $3M Equipment, $1M Works
The Ministry has set aside over $1 million for CCTV upgrades for the Police and Corrections, some $3 million for new equipment including vehicles for the Police, Corrections and Fire Service, and just over $1 million for capital development works, including at the prisons and an East End Coast Guard Station, Minister of National Security Michael... Read more of this article
Video: Premier Burt On 2023/24 Budget
Premier David Burt will be holding a press conference at 3.00pm this afternoon [Feb 20] to discuss the 2023/24 Budget. The live video should start at around 3.00pm, and in the meantime, you can view all our coverage of the 2023 Budget here. Update: The live broadcast has concluded and the replay is below Related Stories Cole Simons On Pre-Budget,... Read more of this article
Chart: Savings In Payroll Tax For Employees
People making $132,000 or less per year “will pay less in payroll taxes” and small businesses will see “their payroll tax liability decline by as much as 43%,” Premier and Minister of Finance David Burt said as he outlined changes to payroll tax set to take effect in the 2023 Budget. “Small businesses, the lifeblood of... Read more of this article
Expand ‘Approved Residential Scheme’ To City
Noting that we must ensure that there is more housing given the “need to grow our working population,” Premier David Burt said the “Government will advance a bill that will amend the Economic Development Act to expand the eligibility for Approved Residential Schemes from solely the Economic Empowerment Zones to the entire City of Hamilton.” The... Read more of this article
Govt’s Mortgage Programme To Enter Phase 2
Starting on April 1st 2023, the Government will be transitioning into phase 2 of the Mortgage Guarantee Programme “where public officers with mortgages at other institutions will be eligible to transfer them over and participate in the programme,” Premier David Burt said, adding that they will also “be removing the age restriction... Read more of this article
