Bermuda News Updates

Following Friday’s mass power outage, the Minister of National Security, Michael Weeks said, “By now, all power has been restored to the island and Belco’s teams continue to monitor the situation. I want to take this opportunity to extend thanks to all of the Belco engineers and Belco support teams who worked tirelessly around the clock yesterday to restore power to the island following the mass outage.

Mr. Speaker,

I rise today to update this Honourable House and the listening public on the exciting work that is progressing to transform public education in Bermuda.

Mr. Speaker,

Mr. Speaker, 30 electric pink and blue public buses arrived on our shores last spring, marking an historic achievement for Bermuda in the protection of the natural resources from climate change and environmental issues. Launching the transition from fossil fueled to electric buses with the ambitious conversion of 1/3 of the public fleet of buses has propelled the Government toward the goal of operating an entire fleet of electric public buses by 2030.

Good morning, Mr. Speaker.

I am pleased to rise today to provide to the Members of this Honourable House an overview of the Independent Contractor Guidance document that has been published by the Ministry of Economy and Labour.

Mr. Speaker, the Employment Act 2000 (the “Act”) was amended in 2021 to allow the Manager of the Labour Relations Section to publish guidance on whether a working relationship more closely resembles that of an employee than that of an independent contractor.

Mr. Speaker,

This morning I rise to share with my Honourable colleagues the continued progress that is occurring for the provision of Litigation Guardian Services in Bermuda. As a reminder, in alignment with The Children Act 1998, Litigation Guardians are appointed by the Courts to be the voice of the child and to safeguard the interest of children.

Mr. Speaker,