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Prison officers fought against changes that require them to make health insurance payments in the Supreme Court yesterday. The Bermuda Prison Officers Association argued that it had a substantial expectation that the officers would be exempted from m...

Letters to the Editor Dear Sir, The Government I helped vote in is selling out Bermuda. Stop talking Bermudians and start acting. Our people are not working, yet people keep coming to this island getting any kind of job. To quote Mark Twain: “Politi...

The Government has asked for outside help to cut its spending. A request for proposal said there was a “data deficit” and expert assistance was needed to analyse the $200 million to $300 million spent on goods and service every year to identify where...

Garbage collectors have launched a work to rule and the industrial action will hit trash pick-up schedules, a Government spokesman warned today. The public works ministry spokesman said a meeting with staff in a bid to end the dispute was due to be h...

The Minister for the Cabinet Office tonight appealed for people prepared to serve on Government boards and committees. Wayne Furbert said that expression of interest forms were available on the Government’s website and could be completed and submitte...

Four Bermudians have moved up the ranks in the Ministry of Public Works, it was announced this afternoon. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the public works minister, announced that Steven Conway will be the new Chief Surveyor, heading the department o...

The Premier is close to being “a wannabe dictator”, the Opposition leader claimed yesterday. Craig Cannonier, the Leader of the One Bermuda Alliance, accused David Burt of “putting his foot on the throat of democracy”. He said: “The Premier has dem...

The Premier said he would push the Speaker of the House to deliver a written ruling to justify his decision to halt his ministerial statement yesterday on the floor of the House. Mr Burt and Speaker Dennis Lister clashed when Mr Burt tried to get Mr ...

Both the Premier and the Leader of the Opposition were disciplined by the Speaker of the House yesterday in chaotic scenes in the House of Assembly. David Burt was ordered by Speaker Dennis Lister to stop reading a ministerial statement — and earlier...

Tougher security measures are expected to be introduced at Westgate after checks found more fencing was needed at the jail. The Government plans to install a 10ft-high barrier topped with more than two feet of razor wire inside the prison’s walls. Wa...

A group of Government workers were honoured at a reception last week for their contribution to workplace morale. The Heroes Without a Cape reception offered colleagues a chance to thank 14 public servants that they nominated for their impact on the w...

On 10 July, more than 650 public officers, comprising 94 teams of seven, committed to improving their health and performance by participating in the Virgin Pulse 100 Day Global Challenge. Since then, they increased awareness of their nutrition, focu...