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Affordable Housing Survey Launch

Good afternoon.

I’m joined today by the General Manager of the Bermuda Housing Corporation, Major Barrett Dill.

The Mission Statement of the Bermuda Housing Corporation is:
“To provide accessibility to adequate, affordable…

Minister Meets with Canadian Governance Professionals

Governance Professionals of Canada (GPC) hosted a workshop in Bermuda this week for their members and local Governance and compliance professionals.  The Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sports, the Hon. Lovitta Foggo, JP, MP was…

Mass Rescue Operations Workshop

In February, members from the Ministry of National Security’s  Disaster Risk Reduction and Mitigation (DRRM) unit, and the Department of Marine and Ports, returned from a 3 day workshop on Mass Rescue Operations held in Miami.

The…

Ministry of Health Update on Lefroy House Relocation

The Ministry of Health advises the public that Lefroy House Care Community staff have recently received a great number of calls from the public regarding relocation of Lefroy House. There seems to be a misperception that a relocation would happen…

2018 Annual Report of the Bda. Drug Information Network

Bermuda Drug Information Network (BerDIN)  The BerDin 2018 report is available online at https…

Dental Practitioners Amendment Bill 2019

Mr Speaker, I stand before this Honourable House today to present the Bill entitled the Dental Practitioners Amendment Act 2019.

Mr…

Plans Underway for Mary Prince Statue

Plans for the creation of a statue to honour one of Bermuda's National Heroes, Mary Prince, are currently in the works at the Ministry of Labour, Community Affairs and Sports.

Mary Prince is famous for her slave narrative The…

Head Boys and Girls from all Bermuda Public schools Gather for Leadership Event with Premier and Minister of Education

Providing the tools for solid leadership skills was the purpose of the Youth Empowerment Summit (YES!) held Friday, 15 March at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess hotel. 

Over 100 student leaders from all primary, middle and high schools…

Statement from the Commissioner of Education, 18 March 2019

The Department of Education is confident that teachers in the Bermuda Public School System are qualified to assess what has been learned by students each day. We appreciate the hard work our teachers do for our students and wish to thank them for…

Minister Foggo Commends Bermuda's Special Olympians

This weekend the Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sports the Hon. Lovitta Foggo JP MP gave words of encouragement and congratulations to Bermuda's athletes who are currently competing in the Special Olympics in Abu Dhabi. They…