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Wildcat strikes by ferry and bus staff will be illegal in the near future if proposed changes to labour laws are approved.
And the controversial move could put Government on a collision course with the Bermuda Industrial Union, which has brought publ...
DATE: Mar 04, 2014
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Two men jailed for conspiring to smuggle half a million dollars’ worth of cocaine to the Island may be freed if their appeals against conviction are successful in the Supreme Court.
Footballer Everett Bean, 31, who is accused of being the kingpin in ...
DATE: Mar 04, 2014
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Ash Wednesday — tomorrow — will be marked by teams from the Anglican Church offering prayer and ashes to the public around Hamilton.
Christians traditionally mark their foreheads with a cross of ashes as a sign of penitence on the first day of Lent....
DATE: Mar 04, 2014
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Government has spent $5.5 million to date to clean up Morgan’s Point, according to Works Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, who told MPs that the job was expected to be done by March 31, 2016.
The total authorised figure for remediation is $38 million...
DATE: Mar 03, 2014
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Premier Craig Cannonier spent less on travel in 14 months than the Progressive Labour Party government, according to a rebuttal to Opposition criticism of the Premier’s travel bill.
The statement came in response to PLP Leader Marc Bean’s condemnatio...
DATE: Mar 01, 2014
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Politics
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Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Regiment and Bermuda Fire Service have teamed up to promote firefighting as a career for soldiers finishing their service.
Regiment Commanding Officer Lt Col Michael Foster-Brown said the partnership would attract more volunteers to the R...
DATE: Feb 28, 2014
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Premier Craig Cannonier has taken 17 official trips since assuming office, costing taxpayers a total of $180,000.
The breakdown of expenses, given in response to parliamentary questions from Progressive Labour Party leader Marc Bean, include the cost...
DATE: Feb 28, 2014
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The exploitation of social media by sexual predators targeting children is likely to increase, according to the Coalition for the Protection of Children.
Director of Special Projects Kelly Hunt spoke out in the aftermath of the jailing of Christopher...
DATE: Feb 27, 2014
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The Island’s contributory pension scheme faces an uncertain future, according to population figures released yesterday by the Department of Statistics.
Bermuda’s population is projected to age this decade, even with resident numbers projected to drop...
DATE: Feb 27, 2014
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A hospitality career fair held at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess drew around 200 prospective workers.
Attendees learned about employments possibilities in departments such as spa, concierge, sports and recreation, culinary and food and beverage.
Yest...
DATE: Feb 27, 2014
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