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Senate: Order Of Business For August 15th
The Senate is scheduled to be in session on Wednesday [Aug 15] and Bills before the Senate include the Bermuda Monetary Authority Amendment [No. 2] Act 2018, the Defence [Coast Guard Unit] Amendment Act 2018, the Road Traffic Amendment and Validation Act 2018, and the Bermuda Housing Amendment Act 2018. The Order of Business follows below [PDF here]: Related... Read more of this article
Premier Meets With BIU President & Rev Tweed
Premier and Minister of Finance David Burt met with BIU President Chris Furbert, MP Rolfe Commissiong and Rev Nicholas Tweed this morning [Aug 14] to discuss the Living Wage Report. Premier Burt tweeted the photos below, saying: “Minister Brown and I met with BIU President Chris Furbert, MP Commissiong and Rev Tweed this morning to discuss the Living... Read more of this article
OBA Concerned About ‘Abuse Of Process’
The OBA have “grave concerns about an abuse of process which saw Bills tabled in the House of Assembly and then going through first, second and third readings in the same day,” Opposition Leader Jeanne Atherden said, adding that the “usual procedure is that Bills are tabled and then debated following a two-week period.” Ms Atherden... Read more of this article
Dr DeLisle Worrell Joins Financial Policy Council
Premier and Minister of Finance David Burt has announced that Dr. DeLisle Worrell, the immediate past Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, has joined the Financial Policy Council. “Dr. Worrell founded the Research Department of the Central Bank of Barbados in 1973, and served with the Bank until 1998, by which time he was Deputy Governor... Read more of this article
Famous: ‘Forced To Accept Rules Of An Empire’
Citing the phrase often attributed to Paul Revere that “the British are coming,” MP Chris Famous noted the recent legislation in UK Parliament which seeks to force Overseas Territories to create a public register, as well as the recent debate about the UK taking steps regarding same-sex marriage in Overseas Territories, and said Bermudians... Read more of this article
Public Consultation On Debt Collection Bill
The Ministry of Home Affairs has launched a public consultation on the proposed Debt Collection Bill 2018, which aims to “eliminate abusive practices through the creation of a regulatory framework under which creditors and debt collectors may conduct business.’ A Ministry spokesperson said, “The Ministry of Home Affairs has launched... Read more of this article
Premier: We Passed 72 Pieces Of Legislation
We “accomplished many goals” and “passed 72 pieces of legislation,” Premier David Burt said, adding that “there is much more work to be done.” Speaking during the Motion to Adjourn, the Premier said, “We accomplished many goals, we passed 72 pieces of legislation to tackle things like the cost of living, to... Read more of this article
Minister: Action Plan For More Inclusive Sports
“The Ministry of Social Development and Sports intends to launch an initiative to highlight the sporting achievements of, and make sports more socially inclusive for, persons with disabilities in Bermuda,” Minister of Social Development and Sports Michael Weeks said, explaining that they plan to chart an Action Plan to “identify achievable... Read more of this article
Minister: Cup Match Holiday Policing Update
Over the Cup Match weekend there were a total of 48 arrests, with 41 males and 7 females arrested on a variety of charges including driving under the influence, affray, assault, breach of bail conditions, being drunk and incapable, counterfeit currency, drug possession, theft, threatening words, breach of the peace, and warrants. This is according to... Read more of this article
Auditor General Report On Consolidated Fund
“Government should make getting to grips with the debt and the deficit its highest priority,” Auditor General Heather Thomas said today [Aug 10], as she released the results of her Office’s audits of the Consolidated Fund’s financial statements for the years ended March 31, 2013 to 2016. In releasing the report, the Auditor General’s... Read more of this article
OBA: ‘Sad That A Few Managed To Stop Plan’
A BTA proposal to “allow local vendors to use Shelly Bay would have supported small, black businesses and it is sad that it appears a few PLP supporters, disgruntled at the idea, managed to stop this plan in its tracks,” Senator Justin Mathias said, adding that “the amount spent on the event organized by the Authority last night is,... Read more of this article