Teachers who strike again today will be breaking the law after Labour Minister Terry Lister referred their dispute to mandatory arbitration.
Earlier teachers voted to continue yesterday's Island-wide strikes over pay which stopped education for aroun...
Teachers are pushing for parity pay with similarly qualified Government professionals.
And they say it is unfair to point to extra holidays as a reason for keeping salaries low.
Bermuda Union of Teachers President Anthony Wolffe said: “The amount of ...
On September 30, 2002, I based my column on the resurgence of captives because of the state of the global insurance market. As a result of that column, I received feedback from people who wanted to know how to get into the captive industry and how th...
Veteran union activist Raymond Russell Sr. is hoping to oust Government Whip Ottiwell Simmons as Progressive Labour Party (PLP) candidate in Pembroke East at the next election.
It will be the first time Mr. Simmons, a former Bermuda Industrial Union ...
So many strange things have happened in education that it is no longer possible to say with certainty that everyone over the age of 12 knows that 'Fowler's Modern English Usage' is the bible of the writing biz. Those who weren't so taught will have t...
Don't exclude fathers
May 1, 2002
Dear Sir,
I read the letter "Observer". I think it's sad when a father wishes to be a parent and loses that right to a legal system that is supposed to be equal to all. The same father, if he quit on his children, wo...
ACCORDING to his colleagues in the teaching profession, Calvin Simons is a "consummate professional" who has shown "unparalleled commitment" and is "enthusiastic, kind and passionate".
That was part of the citation the West End Primary School physica...
All that glitters will not only be gold but also precious stones when the Bermuda National Trust hosts `A Jewelled Extravaganza' in the lobby of the XL building on Bermudiana Road on November 2.
Stunning jewellery from the winter auction collection o...
BERMUDA'S Under-17 soccer team begin their quest for the FIFA Under-17 World Youth Championships next week when they take on three countries in the Caribbean Football Union's Qualifying Tournament at the National Sports Centre.
And while Kenny Thomps...
OPPOSITION Leader Grant Gibbons will sound a prelude to the forthcoming general election campaign next week when he makes a speech outlining the United Bermuda Party's vision for Bermuda's future.
Dr. Gibbons said yesterday that he would also be intr...
