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The eight-week bus dispute is to be settled by independent arbitration after transport and union bosses failed to thrash out an agreement.
With the arbitration process now underway, drivers have had to end their two-day strike and return to work.
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DATE: Aug 20, 2011
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Perishable goods are likely to remain on board The Oleander instead of on supermarket shelves for the second weekend in succession as dockworkers’ overtime ban continues.
Dockworkers are refusing to work weekends or evenings as part of an ongoing row...
DATE: Aug 20, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The Opposition has called for a commitment from Government to provide St George’s with a dedicated weekly cruise ship.
Shadow Transport Minister Pat Gordon-Pamplin said the Old Town’s economy was “hanging by a thread, and needs decision-making that s...
DATE: Aug 20, 2011
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Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Foreign con artists are using stolen credit card information to try to get money by ordering expensive champagne, china and crystal from stores in Bermuda.
Police yesterday warned local businesses and members of the public to be vigilant for the scam...
DATE: Aug 20, 2011
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Crime
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
A 36-year-old St George’s man was yesterday charged with the premeditated murder of footballer Shaki Crockwell.
Mr Crockwell, a striker for Bermuda’s national team, was found shot dead on the Railway Trail in Devonshire on August 24, 2007.
Derek Roy ...
DATE: Aug 20, 2011
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A severe thunderstorm set off lightning alarms at LF Wade International Airport, grounding flights yesterday afternoon.
Passengers also reported that Air Canada’s flight 942 from Toronto had taken a hit from lightning as it approached the Island.
LF ...
DATE: Aug 20, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
David and Antoinette Bolden have each been sentenced to 200 hours of community service for lying to the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) about their company finances.
They are unlikely to start the unpaid voluntary work any time soon, as the sentenc...
DATE: Aug 20, 2011
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Court
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Martin Law has resigned as executive director of Bermuda Employers’ Council.
Mr Law stepped down for personal reasons after six years in the post, according to a joint statement from the BEC and Mr Law.
“I initially agreed to spend five years with th...
DATE: Aug 19, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
By Sirkka Huish
Regular bus service is to resume tomorrow after Transport and union bosses agreed to go to arbitration to solve the bus dispute.
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Kim Wilson today announced that the dispute will be resolved w...
DATE: Aug 19, 2011
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Police are looking for a missing 15-year-old last seen in Devonshire.
Arianna Ball has been missing since yesterday, when she was seen on Middle Road.
Police described the teenager as light-skinned, approximately 5ft 6in and of medium to large build,...
DATE: Aug 19, 2011
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