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Statement from His Excellency the Governor, Mr John Rankin CMG

“As made clear in my statement of 7 December, there are two investigations currently underway in respect of the protests outside the House of Assembly on 2 December.  First, a police investigation into allegations of criminal conduct by…

Airport Redevelopment Project - Independent Review

Remarks by 
The Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance 
The Hon. Everard T. Richards, JP, MP 

Airport Redevelopment Project
Independent Review
11 January 2017

Good afternoon.

I am pleased to…

Premier Receives Letter from former Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton

The public may recall that on November 9th, 2016 The Premier, the Hon. Michael Dunkley, JP, MP, wrote to President-Elect Donald Trump to extended well wishes and also sent a letter of appreciation to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in…

Minister comments as bus service resumes

“I am very pleased to see the Bermuda Industrial Union members have decided to return to work,” said Sen. the Hon. Michael Fahy JP, Minister of Tourism, Transport and Municipalities, on hearing of the union’s decision, taken earlier today. “…

Advisory: Garbage Collection

Good Day Members of the Media, The Ministry of Public Works wishes to advise the public that the Waste Management Section of the Ministry of Public Works will be collecting west end garbage tomorrow, Friday January 6th, and east end garbage…

Cayman Islands is ninth signatory to the Hamilton Declaration

The Cayman Islands is the newest signatory of the Hamilton Declaration on Collaboration for the Conservation of the Sargasso Sea.  The Hon. D. Kurt Tibbetts, OBE, JP, Minister for Planning, Lands, Agriculture, Housing and Infrastructure…

Bus service

As the public will know, the BIU President has called a meeting tomorrow morning for all BIU members. I am advised however that the management of the Department of Public Transportation is calling a meeting for all bus operators and staff at 8.…

The America's Cup

It is shocking that the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union, would attempt to undermine Bermuda’s future economic success and our credibility as a stable jurisdiction by threatening to disrupt The America’s Cup over a work permit issue…

Upholding one set of rules for everyone

Statement by Acting Minister for Home Affairs the Hon. Cole Simons, January 4, 2017

Yesterday, St. Paul’s AME Church issued a lengthy statement on the work permit application for Rev. Nicholas Genevieve-Tweed that, whether…

Disruption of Services

The Government is advising today that a BIU meeting has been called for tomorrow morning at 9am. As a result, there will likely be a disruption of public services including buses and ferries as well as garbage collection. Government will advise…