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A tradesman has launched legal action against the Minister of Public Works over allegations he lost out on a promotion and increased pay.
Calvin Simons has filed a writ in the Supreme Court and claimed that, despite caring for his seriously ill son, ...
DATE: Jan 03, 2020
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Building trade workers are let down by a lack of skills that could have been learnt in high school, industry leaders claimed.
Simon Tully, the president of the Construction Association of Bermuda, and Will Irvine, its executive director, said it was ...
DATE: Jan 03, 2020
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Other
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Fiona McWhirter
The island’s child protection department has been ordered to review a request for records about a controversial US reform school where boys were sent for more than three decades.
Gitanjali Gutierrez, the Information Commissioner ruled that the Depart...
DATE: Dec 31, 2019
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Other
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Fiona McWhirter
Firefighters are to be kitted out with new breathing sets.
The Government asked companies to submit bids for the devices and associated parts in a request for proposal.
An RFP published online said: “The Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service invites intere...
DATE: Dec 28, 2019
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Other
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Fiona McWhirter
Problems with a Hamilton fire engine and a string of emergencies within hours of each other meant an out-of-town reserve tender was called to a blazing home in the city, it has been revealed.
Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, explained...
DATE: Dec 27, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A struggling family could be separated in the new year if they are unable to keep their home in the face of rental arrears, it was feared yesterday.
The mother said she risked eviction from a Bermuda Housing Corporation property. It was thought her c...
DATE: Dec 23, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A rowing team donated $1,000 to a charitable drive to turn a former rest home into temporary housing for struggling families after they won an annual east versus west race.
The money was handed over to Habitat for Humanity of Bermuda from the Bermuda...
DATE: Dec 23, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Three men were arrested at the airport’s private jet terminal on suspicion of drugs offences at the weekend, police said yesterday.
The arrests came after a joint operation between the police drugs unit and customs officers was carried out on Saturda...
DATE: Dec 23, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A woman thanked the public yesterday after hundreds of pairs of sunglasses were donated to help people plagued by eye conditions in poverty-stricken Haiti.
Lucy Willitts said was a “tremendous” response from the public to her drive for shades after s...
DATE: Dec 21, 2019
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Job satisfaction among the working population appears to have increased over the past year, the Minister for the Cabinet Office said yesterday
Wayne Furbert revealed that underemployment dropped by more than 10 per cent between May 2018 and May 2019,...
DATE: Dec 20, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter