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Full Statement: 2012/13 Budget
The full statement detailing the 2012/13 Budget which was delivered this morning [Feb.24] by Premier and Minister of Finance Paula Cox in the House of Assembly is below and here in PDF form. Highlights include airport duty going back down to 25%, Government removing the stamp duty on transferring mortgages from one bank to another and much more. Click... Read more of this article
2012 Bermuda Budget In Charts
This morning [Feb.24] Premier and Minister of Finance Paula Cox delivered the 2012 Budget in the House of Assembly. The charts show an estimated revenue of $909.6 million, and the estimated expenditure is $1,081.7 million. You can read the full 2012 Budget here, or view charts extracted from the budget report below: For comparison’s sake,... Read more of this article
Videos: Premier Meets With Unions
[Updated] “Right now we all have to feel the pain,” said Premier Paula Cox after a meeting with various Union officials this morning [Feb.23]. Premier Cox and Deputy Premier Derrick Burgess met with officials from multiple Unions at the BIU building on Union Street to discuss Government’s recent proposal that Government workers take... Read more of this article
Premier Cox: “OBA Sides With Cayman”
[Updated with Mr Richards response] Premier and Finance Minister Paula Cox hosted a press conference this morning [Feb.22], saying the “latest comments from the OBA’s spokesperson for Finance, Mr. Richards, have gone one step further and taken a domestic fight international.” “In fact, how a patriot for Bermuda could ever stand in... Read more of this article
‘Bermuda Focused On Extending Lead’
The Bermuda Government released a statement in response to recent comments made by the Cayman Islands’ Premier about Bermuda. Cayman Premier McKeeva Bush is reported as saying said that while Bermuda has been the champion of the insurance and reinsurance industry, the Cayman Islands was now a better choice and could grow “without the malice, without... Read more of this article
Feb 15: Premier To Host Town Hall
Premier Paula Cox, will host a town hall meeting on Wednesday February 15, to discuss education, workforce and family and social matters. Wednesday’s meeting will take place at the Elliot Primary School, Hermitage Road Devonshire at 7.30 p.m. The “Let Us Build One Another Together” town hall meeting will also feature Minister of Education... Read more of this article
Ministers/MPs On Pay Cuts, OBA Reply
[Updated with OBA's counter offer & UBP response] Premier and Finance Minister Paula Cox said that Ministers and Government MPs are prepared to accept a one year cessation of pension contributions, as well as a 5% salary decrease. This afternoon [Feb.9] the Premier wrote to Opposition Leader Craig Cannonier to ask if Opposition MPs would be willing... Read more of this article
Videos: Premier/Ministers Town Hall
Premier Paula Cox hosted the final of a series of Town Hall meetings to discuss the upcoming National Budget last night [Feb.1] at the Francis Patton School in Hamilton Parish. Premier Cox was joined by Deputy Premier and Minister of Transport Derrick Burgess, Minister of Education Dame Jennifer Smith, Minister of Business Development and Tourism Wayne... Read more of this article
Premier’s Final Town Hall Tonight
Premier Paula Cox will host the third, and final, of a series of Town Hall meetings to discuss the upcoming National Budget tonight [Feb.1] at the Francis Patton School in Hamilton Parish starting at 7.30pm. Premier Cox will be joined by Deputy Premier and Minister of Transport Derrick Burgess, Minister of Education Dame Jennifer Smith, Minister of... Read more of this article
Videos: Premier/Ministers Town Hall
Premier Paula Cox hosted the second of a series of Town Hall meetings to discuss the upcoming National Budget last night [Jan.25] at the Leopard’s Club. Premier Cox was joined on the panel by Minister of Economy, Trade & Industry Patrice Minors, Minister of National Security Wayne Perinchief, Minister of Government Estates & Information Services... Read more of this article
Premier To Host Town Hall Tonight
Premier Paula Cox will host the second on a series of Town Hall meetings to discuss the upcoming National Budget tonight [Jan.25] at the Leopard’s Club in Hamilton starting at 7.30pm. Premier Cox will be joined by Patrice Minors, Minister of Economy,Trade and Industry; Wayne Perinchief, Minister of National Security; Michael Scott, Minister of Government... Read more of this article
New Tax Agreements: Turkey & Korea
[Updated] Bermuda today [Jan. 23] signed Tax Information Exchange Agreements [TIEA] with both Turkey and the Republic of Korea. The agreement was sıgned by Mehmet Kilci, Presıdent of Revenue Admınıstratıon for Turkey and Premier and Finance Minister Paula Cox. A Government spokesman said the TIEA provides a full exchange of informatıon on crımınal... Read more of this article
Premier To Attend Forum In Grenada
This weekend [Jan 21/22] Premier Paula Cox will attend the CARICOM–UK Ministerial Forum in Grenada. The Seventh CARICOM–UK Ministerial Forum will be held in St. George, Grenada at the Grenadian Rex Resorts under the theme Sustainable Growth Towards Prosperity. It is anticipated to have one of the strongest ever delegations of UK Ministers and senior... Read more of this article
Premier Meets ‘Youth With A Mission’
Yesterday [Jan.19] Premier Paula Cox officially met and welcomed to Bermuda representatives of the ‘Youth With A Mission’ [YWAM] International Christian Youth Organization at the Cabinet Office, Hamilton, Bermuda. Led by their Bermudian organizer Ms. Anna Franklin and their local host, Mrs. Joan Simmons, the YWAM representatives, Joseph... Read more of this article
Now Bahamas Looks To Bermuda
Strengthening the Bahamas insurance sector is a key ingredient to improving financial services in that country — and the Caribbean nation has been looking at Bermuda’s success in the field as a “case study.” The Bahamas Financial Services Board [BFSB], the Insurance Commission of the Bahamas [ICB] and Ernst & Young hosted... Read more of this article
Videos: Premier’s Town Hall Meeting
Last night [Jan.18] Premier Paula Cox was joined by three Cabinet Ministers at the Dalton E. Tucker Primary School in Southampton, as she hosted the first in a series of Town Hall meetings to discuss the upcoming Budget. The Premier was joined by Attorney General & Minister of Justice Kim Wilson, Minister of Health Zane Desilva, and Minister of... Read more of this article
