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Premier’s Trip Cost $5.4K, Richards Cost $19.3K

Premier’s Trip Cost $5.4K, Richards Cost $19.3K

A trip this month by Premier Michael Dunkley to Washington DC cost $5,472; while a trip late last year by Finance Minister Bob Richards to the United Kingdom cost $19,316, according to recent listings on the Government’s travel webpage. The Premier’s trip duration was listed as Tuesday, February 03, 2015 – Friday, February 06, 2015, and... Read more of this article

Premier Updates On Meetings In Washington DC

Premier Updates On Meetings In Washington DC

During their recent visit to Washington, the Bermuda delegation conducted twelve meetings on Capitol Hill and “renewed friendships with distinguished legislators on both sides of the aisle, “ Premier Michael Dunkley said today [Feb 13] in the House of Assembly. “Bermuda’s relationship with the United States spans four centuries... Read more of this article

Premier, Minister Complete Meetings Overseas

Premier, Minister Complete Meetings Overseas

This evening [Feb. 4] the Premier and Minister of National Security Michael Dunkley and the Minister of Economic Development, Dr. Grant Gibbons wrapped up a full day of meetings with ‎Congressional Members in the Senate and the House of Representatives. Today’s Capitol Hill meetings included visits with Congressman Jim Clyburn [D-SC], Senate... Read more of this article

Premier, Minister In Washington For Meetings

Premier, Minister In Washington For Meetings

The Premier and Minister of National Security Michael Dunkley and the Minister of Economic Development Dr. Grant Gibbons are currently in Washington, DC for meetings with Congressional Members in the Senate and the House of Representatives. The meetings start tomorrow [Feb 4], and conclude Friday morning [Feb 6]. “Meetings have been arranged with... Read more of this article

Bermuda Native Honoured In Washington DC

Bermuda Native Honoured In Washington DC

The Sons of the American Revolution [S.A.R.], the Daughters of the American Revolution [D.A.R.], and the Children of the American Revolution [C.A.R.] dedicated a grave marker honouring Thomas Tudor Tucker on Saturday [May 31] in a ceremony at the Historic Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C. The ceremony included a Revolutionary War color guard,... Read more of this article

Premier Attends Prayer Breakfast In  Washington

Premier Attends Prayer Breakfast In Washington

Premier Craig Cannonier today [Feb 6] attended the 62nd National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. A statement said, “On an annual basis, the Members of Congress, the President of the United States, national leaders from throughout the United States and global leaders from more than 140 + different countries, gather to reaffirm their trust... Read more of this article

Senator Jeff Baron In D.C. For Security Meeting

Senator Jeff Baron In D.C. For Security Meeting

Following an invitation facilitated by the United States Consul General, Junior Minister of Public Safety Sen. Jeffrey Baron is in Washington D.C. for the Fourth Annual Caribbean-United States Security Cooperation Dialogue, organized under the Caribbean Security Basin Initiative convened today [Dec 6]. As the U.S. State Department indicates, the Caribbean... Read more of this article

Packwood Appointed To Washington, DC Office

Packwood Appointed To Washington, DC Office

The Cabinet Office today [Oct 23] confirmed former Cheryl Packwood’s appointment as the Overseas Representative for the Government of Bermuda and Director of the Government’s Washington, DC Office with effect from November 1, 2013. The post was previously held by Director of the Department of Communication and Information Beverle Lottimore, who... Read more of this article

PLP Questions Premier On Private Jet Travel

PLP Questions Premier On Private Jet Travel

Reports that Premier Craig Cannonier and Minister of Tourism Shawn Crockwell “accepted a private jet ride from a developer bidding on the Club Med property is very troubling,” said Shadow Minister of Tourism Wayne Furbert. “If this story is true, this represents a serious breach of ethics and places a cloud over the whole Club Med... Read more of this article

Bermudian Lobbies: Same-Sex US Immigration

Bermudian Lobbies: Same-Sex US Immigration

A Bermudian woman who is married to an American woman was among the lobbyists who descended on Capitol Hill last week to try and persuade US lawmakers to ensure gay and lesbian couples are covered by new immigration legislation. “Under a 1996 federal law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman, Americans cannot apply for green... Read more of this article

Industry Journal: Bermuda Firms’ Coverage Vital

Industry Journal: Bermuda Firms’ Coverage Vital

The latest flare-up in the long-running conflict between domestic US insurers and companies that write reinsurance in the American market from off-shore jurisdictions like Bermuda once again highlights the “vital” Property & Causualty coverage provided by overseas entities, “The Insurance Journal” reports today [Apr. 29]. The... Read more of this article

“New York Times” Op-Ed Cites Bermuda

“New York Times” Op-Ed Cites Bermuda

By encouraging multinational corporations to use accounting techniques which allow them to shift profits to overseas jurisdictions like Bermuda, the US tax code invites corporate tax avoidance says Chye-Ching Huang in a “New York Times” op-ed piece published yesterday [Apr. 11] A federal tax policy analyst with the Center on Budget and Policy... Read more of this article

Bermuda Cited In US Tax Avoidance Report

Bermuda Cited In US Tax Avoidance Report

The use of what it calls  ”foreign tax havens” — including Bermuda — is costing the US $150 billion per year in the form of lost tax revenues, according to academic studies cited by a report from the Washington-based US Public Interest Research Group [PIRG] released on Thursday [Apr. 4]. Corporations account for $90 billion... Read more of this article

Bermuda And One Fine “White House Mess”

Bermuda And One Fine “White House Mess”

The “mess” in the title of Christopher Buckley’s satirical 1986 novel “The White House Mess” supposedly refers to the White House food service run by the US Navy — but it more accurately describes the hapless administration of President Thomas Nelson Tucker [invariably known as TNT], whose re-election prospects collapse after... Read more of this article

Bermuda Named In Congressional Tax Studies

Bermuda Named In Congressional Tax Studies

The tax bills of US multinationals have dropped sharply in recent years because corporations are off-shoring profits in advantageous tax jurisdictions like Bermuda. Research firm S&P Capital IQ said companies included in the Dow Jones industrial average — a select group with representatives from most major business sectors — are paying... Read more of this article

Premier: Inauguration An ‘Uplifting Experience’

Premier: Inauguration An ‘Uplifting Experience’

Premier Craig Cannonier has described his visit to Washington DC, for President Barack Obama’s Inauguration as “a very successful one”, noting that he was “proud to represent Bermuda” at such an historical occasion. Premier and Mrs. Cannonier were also among the guests at The President’s Ball being held at the Washington Convention Centre. Premier... Read more of this article