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Mr. Speaker, I have today as Minister with responsibility for Housing the pleasure of tabling the most recent audited financial statements for the Bermuda Housing Trust, the statutory body charged with providing seniors in Bermuda with the most affordable rental accommodation possible.
Mr. Speaker, I rise to provide this Honourable House and the people of Bermuda with yet another report on the state of the island’s roads and the various ongoing trenching projects and a look forward on what to expect.
Mr. Speaker as the Minister with responsibility for the West End Development Corporation more colloquially known as WEDCO, I have the privilege to lay before this Honourable House the Corporation’s Annual Report for the year 2021.
Mr. Speaker, this Government has a vision. A vision for a more efficient and effective Government – especially in relation to the Quangos.
Mr. Speaker, General Colin Powell said “there are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation and hard work and learning from failure”. Mr. Speaker, preparation and hard work, is what we at the Ministry of Transport, Department of Marine and Ports and Department of Public Transportation have been doing to get us ready for this season. We are prepared for whatever confronts us.
The Junior Minister of Finance, Senator Arianna Hodgson, is today clarifying a statement she made in the Senate yesterday (March 23, 2023).
Senator Hodgson explained, “In my brief presented to the Senate on The Government Fees Amendment Regulations 2023, in my capacity as the Junior Minister of Finance, I stated that the increases in Government fees would raise an additional $21 million in revenue. This figure was incorrect.
Good morning, Mr. Speaker.
I am pleased to rise today to inform Members of this Honourable House that today we have made a minimum wage in Bermuda a reality. Our people deserve it. They deserve to enjoy decent work and fair compensation.
Good morning Mr. Speaker; I rise today to provide an update on an initiative spearheaded by the Bermuda Economic Development Corporation, which aims to help the Island’s next generation of young, entrepreneurial minds launch and sustain their businesses.
Mr. Speaker, I would like to provide this Honourable House with an update on the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service.
