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The Bermuda Sport Anti-Doping Authority Financial Statements and Annual Report 2019

Mr. Speaker,

I am pleased today to submit to this Honourable House the annual report and audited financial statements of the Bermuda Sport Anti-Doping Authority for the year ending 31st March 2019.

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Bermuda Post Office Closures

The Bermuda Post Office (BPO) is advising that it is currently undergoing an internal system upgrade and therefore its sub post offices will close at 12 noon on the following dates outlined. The BPO thanks the public for their patience and…

Caroline Bay Development – The Facts

Mr. Speaker, successive governments have confronted the challenge of hotel development in Bermuda. In the last two decades, words like ‘stack hotel’, ‘fractionals’, ‘condo-hotel’ and ‘boutique hotel’ have all been employed in a national dialogue…

Gang Violence Reduction Team - Summer Update

Mr. Speaker, I rise to provide this Honourable House with an update on the important work of the Ministry of National Security’s Gang Violence Reduction Team, and the teams’ initiatives that will run throughout the summer.

Sale of the Guardian Police Boat

Mr. Speaker, I would like to provide this Honourable House with some facts that informed the Government’s decision with reference to the recent sale of the Marine Police vessel – The Guardian. Honourable Members will be aware…

Exercise Tradewinds – Phase Two

Mr. Speaker, I rise this morning to provide this Honourable House with a further update on Exercise Tradewinds. Honourable Members will recall that Exercise Tradewinds, organized by the US Southern Command of the United States…

Delivery of New Doppler Weather Radar System for Bermuda

Mr. Speaker, the House will be aware that in this year’s Budget Brief for the Ministry of Tourism and Transport I reported that a major capital expenditure for the Bermuda Airport Authority was the delivery of a new Doppler…

The Bermudian Charter of the Rights and Responsibilities of the Elderly and Adults in Need of Long-Term Care and Assistance

Mr. Speaker, the importance of ageing well and ensuring truly golden years for senior citizens is a priority for this Government.

In our 2017 General Election Platform, the Progressive Labour Party undertook to “…

Justice - Granting a Full and Free Posthumous Pardon to Rev. Charles Vinton Monk

Mr. Speaker, just over a year ago I advised this Honourable House that I had invited the Governor, pursuant to section 22(1) of the Bermuda Constitution, to consult the Advisory Committee on the Prerogative of mercy with a view…

Health Advisory: Ciguatera Fish Poisoning (CFP)

The Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (ESU) of the Ministry of Health and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) would like to advise the public on how to reduce their risk of Ciguatera Fish Poisoning (CFP). This is in…