Shadow Minister of Finance | MP for Constituency 25, Warwick North East and dedicated father helping to build a better community for Bermuda. 🇧🇲
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Dr. Douglas De Couto, MP retweeted
Imagine two people making a decision about Bermuda. One is a young Bermudian studying overseas and deciding whether to come home. The other is a nurse who has been offered a job here and is deciding whether to take it. Their circumstances are very di... royalgazette.com/opinion-wri…
Dr. Douglas De Couto, MP retweeted
A new Education Authority, while the existing system keeps running. What will that cost Bermuda?
Shadow Minister of Education and Sport Ben Smith outlines the OBA’s proposal for separate financial reporting and regular updates to Parliament throughout the transition.
Dr. Douglas De Couto, MP retweeted
The OBA supports an independent Authority and has proposed ten changes to strengthen the Bill, with student outcomes, independence and accountability at the center
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Today I had a Parliamentary Question on analysis of changes to the Public Service Superannuation Fund (PSSF). If you like the technical details of how Bermuda pensions work.... see below... FYI next Parliamentary session will make a PSSF change
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Dr. Douglas De Couto, MP retweeted
Parliamentary scrutiny starts with asking the questions the public should be able to get answers to.
See the questions being put to Government:
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According to the Government’s own Bermuda Job Market Employment Briefs 2026, jobs held by work permit holders — excluding spouses of Bermudians and permanent resident’s certificate holders — rose from 6,952 in 2021 to 9,099 in 2025. That is 2,147 mor... royalgazette.com/opinion-wri…
Dr. Douglas De Couto, MP retweeted
If Bermuda grows its workforce, housing and infrastructure planning need to keep pace.
Economic growth should be planned as a whole, not dealt with after pressure has already
built.
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Dr. Douglas De Couto, MP retweeted
Today, members of the OBA joined Bermuda’s Portuguese community at City Hall to mark Portuguese Commemoration Day and celebrate 177 years of history, heritage and contribution to our island.
Dr. Douglas De Couto, MP retweeted
Bermuda’s rental laws date back to 1974.
Updating them should protect tenants' rights, create clearer rules, and help more homes return to the rental market.
,When will the legislation reach Parliament?
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Dr. Douglas De Couto, MP retweeted
The standard is simple: if the law requires public reporting, produce the reports.
The OBA’s motion seeks the outstanding reports on taxpayer-funded personal staff and puts Parliament on record on whether those legal obligations should be met.
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Dr. Douglas De Couto, MP retweeted
The Minister of Home Affairs has gone silent on the progress of modernising the Landlord and Tenant Act 1974. Housing remains a crisis in Bermuda and one of the ways we can address it is by encouraging landlords to re-list properties they have withdr... royalgazette.com/opinion-wri…
Thank you to the teams at Parks and Works & Engineering for being responsive to my requests and cleaning up the Railway Trail south of Spring Hill. Great work by them!
Dr. Douglas De Couto, MP retweeted
Safer roads require more than one solution.
MP Vance Campbell and MP Jarion Richardson join Second Look this Sunday to discuss Bermuda’s roads, including infrastructure, safety, enforcement and what needs to happen next.
Dr. Douglas De Couto, MP retweeted
Energy policy should give consumers confidence, not uncertainty.
The OBA would strengthen regulation, protect long-term energy planning, and make solar more accessible without penalising those who invest in it.
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Dr. Douglas De Couto, MP retweeted
An Education Authority should be independent in practice, not just in name.
The OBA supports an independent Education Authority. The question is whether this Bill actually creates one.
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Dr. Douglas De Couto, MP retweeted
Bermuda’s economy is “stuck in neutral” and lagging behind its competitors in the region, the Shadow Minister of Finance has claimed.
Douglas De Couto said that despite figures presented last week by Jason Hayward, the Minister of Economy and Labour ... royalgazette.com/politics/ne…
Dr. Douglas De Couto, MP retweeted
OBA members are invited to tomorrow evening’s Members’ Meeting for an open forum led by Opposition Leader and Interim Party Leader Ben Smith.
Bring your questions and join a direct conversation about the issues and priorities on your mind.
Register at: oba.bm/meet
Dr. Douglas De Couto, MP retweeted
Team OBA was out in C24 Warwick South East today with Senator Tarik Smith, spending time across the constituency and speaking with residents.
Thank you to everyone who took a few minutes to talk with us and share what matters in your neighbourhood.
