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Unionised Belco workers have revealed they rejected a pay freeze because it came with no assurances on job security.
The Electricity Supply Trade Union (ESTU) issued a statement yesterday which said the utility company requested the freeze a year aft...
DATE: Jan 20, 2011
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A former office clerk was pushed onto a bed and pinned down by his manager before being sexually assaulted, he told a court yesterday.
Mr X, 21, who claims the older man attacked him repeatedly between February and June 2009, said the alleged inciden...
DATE: Jan 20, 2011
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A 21-year-old who claims he was subjected to a string of sexual assaults by a much older man while still a teenager told a court yesterday he could not “forget or forgive”.
Mr X was giving evidence on the second day of the Magistrates’ Court trial of...
DATE: Jan 19, 2011
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Television viewers who have been without two major channels can watch them again thanks to a deal struck between the BBC and cable provider WOW.
The agreement between the two companies means WOW is offering ZBM channel nine and ZFB channel seven free...
DATE: Jan 17, 2011
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The latest open meeting of the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will take place on Monday.
The cross-party committee chaired by Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards will meet at 2.30pm at the Senate Chamber in the Cabinet Building on Fro...
DATE: Jan 15, 2011
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Unionised Belco workers have rejected a wage freeze proposed by the company to help cut its costs in 2011.
Electricity Supply Trade Union (ESTU) representatives met with management on Monday and turned it down, after members voted against it at a mee...
DATE: Jan 14, 2011
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The Department of Public Transportation and union officials were last night at loggerheads over a new bus rota with each side accusing the other of issuing “misinformation”.
As reported in The Royal Gazette yesterday, the schedule was due to come int...
DATE: Jan 14, 2011
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Defence lawyer Charles Richardson's trial for defamation has been delayed — so the Supreme Court can decide if the offence he has been charged with is unconstitutional.
Mr Richardson, 39, was accused in court last week of unlawfully publishing defama...
DATE: Jan 13, 2011
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The “undesirable build-up” of uncollected trash across the Island should be cleared by Saturday, Government insisted last night.
The Ministry of Public Works issued a statement explaining that high volumes of waste after Christmas, a lack of working ...
DATE: Jan 13, 2011
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Shadow Tourism Minister Cole Simons is urging Government to develop a “vision and plan” for Bermuda’s public beaches.
The UBP MP said in a statement yesterday: “These national treasures have become embroiled in controversy in recent years because the...
DATE: Jan 13, 2011
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