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An economic stimulus programme has created more than 45 jobs since it was launched last December, a Government minister said today.
Wayne Furbert, the acting Minister of Public Works, released the figures at the reopening of the Elbow Beach steps in...
DATE: Sep 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Talks between Government and the Bermuda Industrial Union over controversial decertification laws could be held soon after both sides offered up an olive branch.
Yesterday Chris Furbert, the president of the BIU, said he would send a letter to David ...
DATE: Sep 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Government is to tighten Covid-19 safety rules in public schools – just 24 hours after it claimed that stricter regulations were not needed.
The announcement came after one public school – the Bermuda Institute – revealed tonight that it will be ...
DATE: Sep 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Police and Customs officials were this afternoon caught on camera searching vehicles in a car storage depot.
The footage shot by an onlooker showed more than half-a-dozen uniformed personnel examining several newly-imported cars at a storage area use...
DATE: Sep 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
City Hall in Hamilton will be closed to the public for the rest of the day after a power outage.
The power went out at around 2.30pm.
A Corporation of Hamilton spokeswoman said it was hoped that power would be restored by the end of the day.
She adde...
DATE: Sep 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The police criminal records office has reopened to the public.
But anyone who needs a criminal record check is asked to make their application online if possible.
Application forms can be found on the BPS website here.
Applications should include al...
DATE: Sep 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Children returning to school next week will have to wear masks throughout the day, according to Covid-19 safety protocols.
Diallo Rabain, the minister of education, outlined the measures that will be required for public school students when the new t...
DATE: Sep 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Bermuda Industrial Union will hold a weekly one-day protest against union decertification laws, it has confirmed.
In a statement released yesterday, a BIU spokeswoman said the protest will start from Monday, September 13. The action was approved ...
DATE: Sep 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Minister of Health has acknowledged that Bermuda’s vaccination rate has reached “a soft ceiling” – but vowed the Government would continue to encourage residents to take the jab.
Kim Wilson spoke out after the department of health revealed that 6...
DATE: Sep 02, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
More industrial could be on the cards in a battle over labour laws, it was revealed last night.
The news came after union leaders met last night to discuss the possibility of more disruption next week.
Chris Furbert, the BIU president, said afterward...
DATE: Sep 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan