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Essential services run by the Department of Works and Engineering are operating as normal, the Government said yesterday. A spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works said that the public would “experience no change in service levels”. He added: “T...

The Government of Bermuda is pleased to release the Public Access to Information: Administrative Code of Practice for Public Authorities (the Code) to serve as a practical guide for Government officers, and provide public authorities with information...

The Bermuda Government is to sell off 60 vehicles, including a BMW 750li luxury sedan. Only two vehicles of that model are part of the government fleet — used by the Premier and the Governor as their official cars. The Ministry of Public Works has in...

The Minister of Finance is planning to introduce Civil Service payroll numbers to Budget Books so as to provide greater clarity on the size of the public sector. Curtis Dickinson admitted that an understanding of the figures used in recent years need...

David Burt, as Leader of the Opposition in 2016, referred to Charles Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities to present a parallel to his “A Tale of Two Bermudas” in his Reply to the Throne Speech. He said: “While one Bermuda enjoys wealth, privilege and secu...

Carlita O’Brien has been announced as the head of the Bermuda Government’s new Department of Employee and Organisational Development. Ms O’Brien will formally take up the post of Chief Employee and Organisational Development Officer on March 9, accor...

The island’s first privacy watchdog said he planned to visit community groups to find out how the collection of personal information affected people. Alexander White will also canvass businesses as he considers what should be included in guidelines f...

Four government vessels listed on a marine brokers website are not for sale, the Government said. It was reported last week that two tugboats and two ferries were advertised online for a combined price of $1.9 million. A tourism and transport ministr...

2019 Environmental Statistics Compendium Today, Minister for the Cabinet Office Wayne Furbert released the 2019 Environmental Statistics Compendium from the Department of Statistics. Some of the 2017 to 2018 highlights include: • Respiratory diseases...

The Bermuda Post Office yesterday reminded the public that payment for post boxes was due on January 1. A government spokeswoman apologised for the delay in issuing individual notices and said bills would go out “within the next week”. She added: “...

An increase in flu cases has sparked a “medium alert” from health watchdogs. The Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit at the Ministry of Health issued the warning after a rise in influenza and fever and respiratory symptoms. A spokeswoman for the minis...

A stretch of East End road blocked off for months has sparked complaints from a nearby resident. Barbara Atwood said that a pile of rocks had sat in the turn-off from Lower Gates Road to St David’s Road since October, at least. She asked: “What the ...