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‘Require Publication Of All Such Appointments’
[Updated] I will today introduce amendments to the ‘Premier, Ministers and Opposition Leader Personal Staffs Act 2019,’ Premier David Burt said in the House of Assembly today [May 17], explaining that this will require the “publication of all such appointments with details of remuneration.” The Premier said, “In an era... Read more of this article
Parliament: Audio & Order Of Business
[Updated with audio] Statements on the Cabinet Committee on Social Issues, a Revised Construct – Consultants and Advisers, Tabling of Government Reform Strategic Plan, Gang Prevention in Primary Schools, Immigration Reform Update, Kings Wharf Rehabilitation, and the 2019 Transport Green Paper are due to be delivered in the House of Assembly on... Read more of this article
Video: Meeting On Standard Health Benefit
[Updated with PDF] The Ministry of Health is holding a town hall meeting this evening [May 16] on the Standard Health Benefit [SHB] premium at St Paul AME Centennial Hall. The Ministry previously said that the Minster of Health Kim Wilson and Acting CEO of Bermuda Health Council Dr Ricky C. Brathwaite will explain the changes that will be implemented... Read more of this article
Finance Minister On Deposit Insurance Scheme
Minister of Finance Curtis Dickinson provided an overview of the implementation of a Deposit Insurance Scheme in Bermuda and the establishment of the Bermuda Deposit Insurance Corporation, which is responsible for managing the Scheme. Minister Dickinson said, “Deposit insurance is a guarantee to eligible depositors in a local financial institution... Read more of this article
Minister Foggo Attends ILO Meeting In Barbados
The Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sports Lovitta Foggo recently represented Bermuda at the 11th ILO Meeting of Caribbean Ministers of Labour in Barbados. The meeting of Ministers, which is typically held every 2 years, took place from May 14 – 15, ahead of the 108th International Labour Conference in Geneva next month. The event is aligned... Read more of this article
EU: ‘Should Remove Bermuda From The List’
The Council of the European Union said they are “expected to approve an update to the list of non-cooperative jurisdictions” tomorrow and “the Council should decide to remove Aruba, Barbados and Bermuda from the list.” This is as “Bermuda implemented its commitment to introduce substance requirements under criterion 2.2″... Read more of this article
Bermuda Spotlights Fintech Innovation In NY
Bermuda highlighted its regulatory and legal framework for fintech business, as a delegation of government and industry experts returned for a second year to “Blockchain Week” in New York for Consensus 2019. Premier David Burt, accompanied by Finance Minister Curtis Dickinson and Bermuda Business Development Agency CEO Andy Burrows, led a group... Read more of this article
Premier David Burt On Bloomberg Podcast
Premier David Burt appeared on the Bloomberg Market podcast to discuss the “country’s growing crypto and blockchain business.” The Bloomberg website said, “The Honorable David Burt, Premier of Bermuda, discusses the country’s growing crypto and blockchain business. Dr. Christopher Smart, Head of the Barings Investment Institute, on... Read more of this article
Column: Modernized Liquor Licencing Process
[Opinion column written by MP Michael Scott] I join Bermudians of all walks of life in celebrating the coming into operation of the Liquor Licence Amendment Act 2019 earlier this week. The amendments represent the first comprehensive legislative overhaul of Bermuda’s liquor licensing regime in nearly half a century. This demonstrates not only the... Read more of this article
Minister Of Education Provides Status Report
TN Tatem students have now officially transferred to Sandys Secondary, Dellwood and Whitney, the Department of Education has received responses for the RFQ for a Communications Consultant, and enrollment for P1 across the system this year was 60 students less than last year. This was from Minister of Education Diallo Rabain, who said, “The Ministry... Read more of this article
Extraordinary Municipal Election For St. George
An extraordinary municipal election for the Corporation of St. George to fill the seat of Municipal Residents’ Councillor, will be held on June 20th. A Government spokesperson said, “An extraordinary municipal election for the Corporation of St. George to fill the seat of Municipal Residents’ Councillor, will be held on Thursday, 20 June 2019,... Read more of this article
Final Town Hall On Living/Minimum Wage
The final Town Hall meeting to discuss a Minimum/Living Wage for Bermuda will be held at 6.30pm on May 16th at the Somerset Cricket Club, the Government said today. “The public will be aware that for the past three weeks, the Ministry of Labour, Community Affairs and Sports has hosted a series of meetings to seek public feedback on the creation... Read more of this article
