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Ministerial Statement: Standard & Poor’s Ratings Review

Mr. Speaker, I rise this morning to inform this Honourable House on the positive results of the recent sovereign ratings review by Standard & Poor’s (S&P).

Mr. Speaker, on Monday, March 29th, 2021…

Ministerial Statement: Third Update on the Stimulus Programme

Good Morning, Mr. Speaker.

I am pleased to provide a further update on the Short Term Stimulus Programme that was launched on December 17th, 2020 to a maximum value of BMD $13,385,000 where small to medium sized…

Ministerial Statement: Update on the Department of Planning Statistics as an Indicator of the State of the Construction Industry

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to take this opportunity today to inform this Honourable House of the Department of Planning statistics. The applications submitted to the Department continue to serve as an indicator of…

Ministerial Statement: Foster Care Month 2021

Mr. Speaker, I rise this morning to inform this Honorable House that the month of May is celebrated as Foster Care Month.  Under normal circumstances, the Department of Child & Family Services would be gearing up to hold…

COVID-19 Update Premier's Remarks 6 May 2021

Good evening Bermuda.

Thank you for joining us tonight as we outline our country’s next steps for Moving Beyond the Pandemic.

First let me begin by extending my condolences to the families of Mr. Marvin Lambe, and Mr. Eugene Thomas…

COVID-19 Phase 2 Remarks 6 May 2021

Good evening Bermuda,

As we begin to move into Phase 2 with the relaxing of some of the regulations, I will provide a general overview on the following:

1) Curfew Exemptions;

2) Large Group Exemptions;

3) Enforcement…

COVID-19 Update - Minister of Health's Remarks 6 May 2021

Thank you, Premier. Good afternoon everyone.

I begin my remarks today by offering my sincere condolences to all of the families who have sadly lost loved ones recently in circumstances related to the coronavirus.

While our…

Pilot Programme Provides Safety Devices to Seniors and Persons With Disabilities

The Ministry of Social Development and Seniors has launched a pilot programme with the Disability Center of Bermuda (DCOB) and Investing in Care Safety and Security (ICSS) to provide GPS life safety devices at a reduced cost for seniors with…

Town Hall Meetings for the Saliva Testing Strategy

The Department of Education will be holding Zoom Town Hall meetings to share more information about the Saliva Testing Programme with parents.

Meeting registration details can be obtained from the parent newsletter ‘The Scoop’.

The…

Education Emergency Measures Committee (EEMC) Update

On Monday, May 3rd, The Minister of Education, the Hon. Diallo Rabain, JP, MP, met with the Education Emergency Measures Committee (EEMC) to discuss the safe return to in-school learning and the introduction of the saliva testing screening…