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A Government Senator has warned of possible "social unrest'' that could result from people left behind in the wake of e-commerce growth. Sen. Calvin Smith said if nothing is done to bridge the employment gap between certain sectors of society, then t...

infrastructure to be implemented. This comes after a Magistrate's plea that the legislature take a "serious look'' at sentencing powers concerning children. Last week Magistrate Carlisle Greaves complained that the Young Offender's Act was "not worki...

The practice of releasing plastic balloons at community events has come in for criticism again from an environmentalist. James Conyers said last week's balloon release during the opening ceremony at Cup Match gave him new reason for the minute of sil...

Housekeeping workers at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital returned to work yesterday after downing tools a day earlier to protest overtime pay. Negotiations between the Bermuda Industrial Union and the hospital's Human Resources department lasted...

owner of The Beach to open a new bar at the Odyssey Nightclub. To be called Club 40, it is understood the owners intend the club to cater to cruise ship tourists during the week and local patrons on weekends. The Beach owners Rick Olson and Kevin Bur...

Hospital have downed tools in a protest over overtime pay. At press time, the results of marathon talks at the hospital were not known. It is understood housekeeping staff, including Bermuda Industrial Union members, stopped work shortly after making...

Bermuda's juvenile laws came in for harsh criticism from a magistrate last week as a teenager was sent to an "approved society'' for the tenth time. Magistrate Carlisle Greaves told a Family Court hearing the Island must take a "serious look'' at the...

for docks at Warwick's Grace Island. Businessman Fernance Perry's plan to allow all-weather access to the 5.9-acre island in Hamilton Harbour was blocked because it fails to protect the "essentially pristine marine habitat'' on the southward facing s...

Police officers looking for affordable housing. Some have even lived in guest houses just to find a suitable home for their families while being subject to the vagaries of the market which also leaves many Bermudians fuming. And The Royal Gazette has...

A story on page 14 in yesterday's newspaper erroneously reported the Corporation of Hamilton did not earn a surplus in 1997. The Corporation's earnings exceeded spending by $296,000 in 1997 and $196,000 in 1998. The Corporation of Hamilton made $196,...