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Public transport services have been scrapped for tomorrow as the dispute over sacked hotel workers rumbles on to a third day.
Services were thrown into chaos today when hundreds of unionised workers marched in a show of support for the ten staff who ...
DATE: Feb 05, 2014
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Gareth Finighan
Union bosses are warning Government not to “erode jobs, pensions and employee benefits” in the Civil Service.
And Bermuda Public Services Union president Kevin Grant has also said his members need to be consulted before Government brings about any sw...
DATE: Feb 04, 2014
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Budget
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A recommendation that sex offenders be jailed for up to 32 months for serious cases of sexual exploitation has been described as “woefully inadequate” by a child protection agency.
The Coalition for the Protection of Children (CPC) spoke out after Ch...
DATE: Feb 04, 2014
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Gareth Finighan
An access road into the Botanical Gardens has been closed off to the public so that construction work at the new hospital wing can be carried out.
The road leading from the Peace Lutheran Gate on South Shore Road to the Department of Environmental P...
DATE: Feb 04, 2014
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Gareth Finighan
Police have reported a surge in daytime burglaries across several parishes, with brazen thieves targeting homes that contain jewellery and electronic items.
Police say the increase in break-ins have been noticeable in Pembroke, Paget, Warwick and Ham...
DATE: Feb 04, 2014
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Unionised workers at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess hotel have downed tools in protest after five staff were made redundant.
And Bermuda Industrial Union president Chris Furbert said his members will remain off the job until management “comes to its ...
DATE: Feb 04, 2014
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Gareth Finighan
Premier Craig Cannonier has said that overseas travel by Government officials is justified in order to “build relationships, friendships and partnerships with governments and their leaders around the world”.
And he said Government leaders could be sp...
DATE: Feb 04, 2014
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Other
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Gareth Finighan
Sweeping changes to the Civil Service have moved a step closer following the launch of a Public Service Reform initiative “designed to increase the efficiency and effectiveness” within the organisation.
In a statement last night, Premier Craig Cannon...
DATE: Feb 03, 2014
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Unionised bar staff at the Hamilton Princess Hotel will hold a crunch meeting this morning to consider their next move in the dispute over job cuts at the resort.
And The Royal Gazette understands that threatened industrial action by workers last nig...
DATE: Feb 03, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Latest statistics that show a drop in major crimes are “encouraging and moving in the right direction”, according to Public Safety Minister Michael Dunkley.
Figures released last week show that crime rates fell in 2013, with decreases in offences suc...
DATE: Feb 03, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
