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Gombey Festival 2018

With the Bermuda International Gombey Festival Weekend 2018 well underway, I am so excited to be here today to continue celebrating the tradition, folklore, and heritage of the Bermuda Gombey dance.

The Gombey Festival is held annually to…

Education Minister Pays Tribute to Teachers on World Teachers’ Day 2018

The Corporation of St George today held their annual teacher appreciation event to commemorate  UNESCO World Teachers’ Day 2018.  UNESCO’s annual recognition of teachers will mark the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of…

World Post Day recognition

The Bermuda Post Office will observe World Post Day, on Tuesday October 9th. For the occasion, the BPO will host a week of events aimed at highlighting Bermuda’s postal service. Next week, the BPO will host the following activities:

Quango Operational Changes Press Conference

Good afternoon,

Thank you for joining me this afternoon for an update on operational changes at three of the four Quangos that fall under the Ministry of Public Works – they being the Bermuda Land Development Company, the Bermuda Housing…

Premier & Ministers Meet With ESTU Executive

Premier and Minister of Finance, the Hon. David Burt, JP, MP, the Minister of Transport and Regulatory Affairs, the Hon. Walter Roban, JP, MP, and the Minister of Home Affairs, the Hon. Walton Brown, JP, MP today met with the Executive of the…

Mirrors 2nd Annual Art Competition

Please see the attached photo taken today at a prize-giving ceremony for Mirrors’ 2nd Annual Art and Digital Competition which was hosted at The Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art.

The focus of the competition was Bermuda’s cultural symbols…

Horseshoe Bay Beach (West Side) Closed

The Ministry of Public Works is advising that effective 3 October, 2018  the west side of Horseshoe Bay beach has been closed due to high and dangerous surf conditions.

This closure will remain in effect until further notice.

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Fintech at Commonwealth ICT Forum

This week, the Minister of National Security, the Hon. Wayne M. Caines, JP, MP, represented Bermuda at the Commonwealth ICT Forum’18 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

The event, which took place from October 1 – 3,  is considered…

Statement from the Commissioner of Education

Commissioner of Education, Mrs. Kalmar Richards stated: “The Department of Education is committed to providing safe school environments, including all school buildings.  As mentioned at the start of the school year, our Facilities Team…

The English Speaking Work Permit Policy and the referral of work permit applications for tennis personnel to the BLTA

Good afternoon,

Today I will be addressing two topics regarding the Department of Immigration: The English Speaking Work Permit Policy and the referral of work permit applications for tennis personnel to the Bermuda Lawn Tennis Association…