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Premier: Surveying The Past, Mapping The Future
This weekend Premier Paula Cox attended the 50/50 Conference in the Cayman Islands where she was the keynote speaker, with her speech titled “Surveying the past, mapping the future.” The Premier said she was assuming the “role of truth teller to tell the story about one of the most successful jurisdictions in this region.” “The... Read more of this article
Premier: Speech An “Extraordinary Attack”
After lawyer Kevin Comeau spoke at a public forum about allegations of corruption and his view of shortcomings in the Good Governance Act, Premier Paula Cox called his speech an “extraordinary attack” which contained “reckless and misguided statements.” On Wednesday [Mar.14] the Centre for Justice hosted a public forum entitled... Read more of this article
Premier Cox & Dr Brown To Speak In Cayman
[Updated] Premier Paula Cox, former Premier Dr Ewart Brown and political commentator Walton Brown will be speaking at the UCCI/UWI 50-50 Caribbean Conference to be held in the Cayman Islands from March 21 – 23. Dr. Ewart Brown will present a paper on “Is the UK-OT Relationship Based on Mutual Interests? Bermuda and the Uighurs Case Study.”... Read more of this article
Cayman Newspaper Chides Premier Cox
Premier Paula Cox’s criticisms of claims by Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards that rival Caribbean jurisdiction Cayman may be stealing a march on Bermuda in the reinsurance field entirely miss the point, says the leading newspaper in that British territory. In an editorial today [Feb.27], the “Caymanian Compass” says the Bermudian... Read more of this article
Airport Duty Rate Returns To 25%
In her Budget Statement this morning [Feb. 24], Premier and Finance Minister Paula Cox announced she would be rolling back the 10 percent hike in duty introduced at the end of last year. In a bid to stimulate the island’s stagnant economy, in November the Premier [pictured] formally introduced measures in Parliament increasing the rate of duty payable... Read more of this article
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
