153537 results returned for search: "" category "News"
Civil servants marched on Cabinet last week demanding more help for struggling families and they pledged to do it again to ensure their calls for no redundancies and a price freeze on essential services are heard.
But are the current tensions with G...
DATE: May 05, 2011
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
Former Progressive Labour Party Senator Phil Perinchief is warning the One Bermuda Alliance could cash in on a growing perception the ruling party is failing badly.
Mr Perinchief urged his PLP colleagues not to dismiss the OBA an amalgamation of the ...
DATE: May 05, 2011
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|
AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Former member of parliament Austin Thomas will be fondly remembered for his fiery passion and his lifelong dedication to improving Bermuda’s way of life.
Mr Thomas, who died yesterday, was well respected for commanding people’s attention with his pas...
DATE: May 05, 2011
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
Elder statesman Quinton Edness believes the United Bermuda Party could have won the next election if it hadn’t disbanded.
The former UBP Minister claims the 47-year-old party still had tremendous support and could have capitalised on the public’s dis...
DATE: May 05, 2011
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|
AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Three Bermuda Regiment conscripts yesterday lost their battle to get their mandatory military service outlawed.
The Supreme Court rejected an application from Bermudians Against the Draft (BAD) campaigners Jamel Hardtman and brothers Larry Jr and La...
DATE: May 05, 2011
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
Ottiwell Simmons was president of the Bermuda Industrial Union at the time of the strike and a figurehead for the labour movement. Now aged 77 and a retired MP, he works for Government as coordinator of parish councils.
“It obviously had its toll on ...
DATE: May 05, 2011
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
Her Royal Highness, the Princess Royal, is to pay Bermuda a visit next month.
Princess Anne will arrive in Bermuda on the evening of June 4, and continue on the next morning.
Her flying stop coincides with a visit by members of the Caribbean-Canada E...
DATE: May 05, 2011
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A booklet of coupons sent across the Island was mistakenly labelled OHMS, suggesting that the book was produced or distributed by Government.
The abbreviation OHMS stands for ‘on Her (or His) Majesty’s Service’.
However, management at AdVangate Ltd, ...
DATE: May 05, 2011
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The anti-violence group Stand Up Bermuda plans to have a strong presence during the May 24 Bermuda Day celebrations, members say.
Last night the group held its first committee meeting, according to organiser Gaynelle Hayward, to settle on its approac...
DATE: May 05, 2011
|
CATEGORY:
Crime
|
AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Electronic items were stolen in a string of burglaries across the Island over the last weekend.
Police say they have also received reports of theft and damage to vehicles and are encouraging residents to take extra care making sure windows and doors ...
DATE: May 05, 2011
|
CATEGORY:
Crime
|
