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The Government has proposed that the minimum wage should be set at between $16 and $16.40 per hour, which would make it one of the highest in the world.
In addition, hospitality workers, whose income is a combination of wages and gratuities, are to ...
DATE: Sep 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Tropical Storm Earl is expected to approach Bermuda as a hurricane, according to forecasts.
As of noon today, the storm was 596 miles south of Bermuda, however the storm is expected to travel north in the coming days, gaining strength in the process....
DATE: Sep 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A row has erupted in the Progressive Labour Party over access to a list of delegates who may vote in next month’s party conference if there is a challenge to the leader, or deputy leader.
A senior PLP source claimed that the names of delegates who at...
DATE: Sep 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The life and work of a visionary environmental campaigner who strived to challenge the status quo was celebrated at a ceremony in Warwick on Saturday.
Hundreds of friends, colleagues and supporters of Stuart Jackson Hayward gathered at the Riddell's ...
DATE: Sep 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Liz Truss has been named the next British Prime Minister after defeating Rishi Sunak in a leadership vote for the Tory party.
Ms Truss, who had served as the Foreign Secretary, will replace Boris Johnson when she is sworn in at a ceremony at Balmoral...
DATE: Sep 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The police have appealed for help in locating 43-year-old Edward Welch.
Mr Welch is described as brown complexioned, approximately 5ft 7in and weighing about 140lb. He is bald, clean-shaven and wears glasses.
He was last seen at his Cove Valley Drive...
DATE: Sep 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Government’s position paper on the minimum wage makes it clear that the debate on minimum wages has moved from whether Bermuda should have a “wage floor“ at all to “how much” it should be and “when” will it be implemented.
The position paper ans...
DATE: Sep 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Bill Zuill
A 20-year-old cruise ship passenger had his criminal matter discharged in Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
Nasim Trotter, from Portsmouth, Virginia, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court yesterday to possessing a 9mm calibre bullet inside of his cabin ...
DATE: Sep 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
A 76-year-old woman was disqualified from driving all vehicles for two years and fined $1,500 in Magistrates’ Court yesterday after pleading guilty to causing grievous bodily harm to a man by driving without due care and attention.
Shirley Trott, fr...
DATE: Sep 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
A philanthropic family’s scholarship programme has announced ten new awardees for their studies abroad.
The Green Family Scholarships are given on the basis of need and academic ability in partnership with the charity Knowledge Quest Ltd.
Each award ...
DATE: Sep 06, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
