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The Electrical Supply Trade Union is imposing work to rule, and demanding the “immediate reinstatement” of four Bermudian workers “displaced” at Ascendant Group, according to a statement issued by Jason Hayward, president of the Bermuda Trade Union C...

Women are “more needed than ever” to step up in politics, the island’s first Progressive Labour Party premier said yesterday. Dame Jennifer Smith, who led the PLP to its historic 1998 victory, said: “Women who are there in politics should each pick a...

Roadside breath test checkpoints will be set up for the second time this weekend, police warned yesterday. The checkpoints in Devonshire and Paget, gazetted last Friday, will be in force on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The first set of checks ran fro...

Carlos “Lindy” Bosch, a former president of Bacardi International, has died. Mr Bosch was 91. Mr Bosch, a member of the Bacardi family, was instrumental in the relocation of the Cuban-born drinks dynasty to a new home in Bermuda in 1965. Bacardi, fou...

Breast cancer awareness month was launched yesterday with an appeal to women to take charge of their breast health, including annual screening starting at the age of 40. Lynne Woolridge, the chief executive at the Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre, sa...

Sky lanterns could be a hazard to aircraft, the Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority has warned. The BCAA outlined cases in which the use of the lanterns had to be reported to the authority. The BCAA said the paper lanterns, which use hot air from a cand...

An investigation has been launched after allegations of a sex assault on a child by a health worker, the Bermuda Health Council revealed. The health council said the allegations involved an “unregulated health professional” and that police and the De...

Traffic on Kindley Field Road around the airport, at the stretch known as Stone Crusher Corner, will be affected by roadwork later this month, the Ministry of Public Works has advised. Trench work near LF Wade International airport will require a one...

A disaster appeal was launched by the Bermuda Red Cross after the toll in Indonesia from an earthquake and tsunami soared to 832 confirmed dead. That figure was expected to rise after the island nation in South East Asia was struck on Friday, with Ce...

Payments awarded as compensation to Ewart Brown, the former premier, have been branded “Robin Hood in reverse” by Craig Cannonier, the Leader of the Opposition. Mr Cannonier said yesterday that, instead of helping “wealthy” Dr Brown, the Progressive ...