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Cost of Living Commission Amendment Act 2020 Brought into Force

Mr Speaker, I rise today to report to this Honourable House that the Cost of Living Commission Amendment Act 2020 is being brought into force as of today, June 17, 2022.

Mr Speaker, this Act passed the…

Update on Public Bus Transportation

Mr. Speaker, on 18 February 2022, I advised the Honourable House that 30 new buses had arrived and would be operational after decommissioning and the Department of Public Transport’s bus operators and garage staff had received…

Statement on the Bermuda Consumer Price Index Methodology and Inflation

Mr. Speaker,

It is my pleasure today to rise before this Honorable House to provide an overview of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the methodology behind its calculation, and to talk generally about Bermuda’s rate of…

Bermuda College Graduates – Class of 2022

Mr Speaker,

This morning I would like to share with the Senate information about the recent graduation event at the Bermuda College and provide details of this incredible Class of 2022.

Mr Speaker,…

Royal Bermuda Regiment Overseas Camp

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to inform this Honorable House that the Royal Bermuda Regiment conducted their first overseas camp since 2019. In total over 140 soldiers and police officers deployed to US Marine Corps Camp Lejeune,…

A Bill Entitled the “Criminal Code Amendment Act 2022"

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to introduce to this Honourable House the Bill entitled “Criminal Code Amendment Act 2022”. This Bill seeks to amend temporary, or ‘sunset clause’ provisions in the Criminal Code…

Tabling of Amendments to the Domestic Partnership Act 2018 in light of the UK Privy Council Judgment

Mr. Speaker, today I am tabling the Bill entitled the Domestic Partnership Act 2022, to amend the transitional period of the Domestic Partnership Act 2018 (‘the principal Act”) in light of the Privy Council…

Mirrors Cohort 17 Completion Ceremony Officially Opens the Field of Learning Garden Club

The Minister of Legal Affairs and Constitutional Reform, the Hon. Kathy Lynn Simmons is pleased to announce that 23 young people successfully completed Mirrors flagship Community Programme at Southlands Park on Saturday, 11 June 2022, and eight…

Public Works Team Bolsters Number of Garbage Trucks in Service

The Ministry of Public Works advises that an acute shortage of the number of operational garbage collection trucks for the Island has been improved thanks to valiant efforts by the Public Works team.

The Minister of Public Works the Hon.…

Coronavirus Update 16 June 2022

Since the last update, the Ministry of Health received 8589 test results, and 334 were positive for the coronavirus, giving a test positivity rate of 4%.

These results are from testing done on:

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