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Financial Assistance Amendment Regulations 2025

Mr. Speaker,  

I am pleased to rise this morning to lay the “Financial Assistance Amendment Regulations 2025” in this Honourable House.  The amendments aim to close identified gaps that impact Bermuda’s most…

Benefit Entities & Trustee Amendment Acts 2025

Mr. Speaker, 

I stand before you to announce a pivotal moment in Bermuda's journey. We are introducing two landmark legal reforms that will cement our position as…

Updates on the Office of Youth Affairs Programmes

Mr. Speaker, 

I am pleased to provide an update this morning on the significant programming initiatives undertaken at the Office of Youth Affairs, made possible by the commitment and professionalism of its staff.…

Bermuda’s Participation at CARIFESTA XV Barbados

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to report on Bermuda’s successful participation in the Fifteenth Caribbean Festival of the Arts, known as CARIFESTA XV, which took place in Barbados from 22 – 31 August 2025. 

Mr.…

A New Chapter in Tourism Investment for Bermuda

Mr. Speaker, four of the matters introduced in this Honourable House today directly relate to tourism in Bermuda. Honourable Members will have seen from the Order Paper that two Bills and two Tourism Investment Orders are…

36th Annual National Recovery Month

Mr. Speaker, in our ongoing commitment to strengthen social programmes that benefit the Bermuda community, I would like to highlight that the Ministry of National Security, through the Department for National Drug Control (DNDC…

National Violence Reduction Strategy Update

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to update this Honourable House on the National Violence Reduction Strategy. 

Mr. Speaker, Honourable Members will recall that this Strategy was debated in this Honourable…

Morgan’s Point Development Company Update

Mr. Speaker, 

I rise today to provide Honourable Members with an update on the work of the Morgan’s Point Development Company, or MPDC. This Government recognises the significance of the Morgan’s Point site, not only…

Public Service Superannuation (PSSF Stabilization) Amendment Act 2025

Madam Acting Speaker, 

In the Government’s 2024/25 Budget Statement, and again in my statement to this Honourable House in May of this year, I committed that the Government would bring forward reforms to ensure the sustainability of…

Strong Leadership to Address Community Violence: The Work of the Governor’s Council

Madam Acting Speaker, our community is confronted by a cycle of violence that has now become generational. The pattern of events that shake our sense of safety and pierce the hearts of families and friends have demanded a strategic approach on…