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The Country Squire in Somerset has closed for renovations after a preliminary visit from a health inspector. Owner Donald Hassell said he voluntarily shut his doors to tackle upgrades he was not able to get around to last year because of the America’...

Teachers are buying basic school necessities out of their own pockets, according to the Bermuda Union of Teachers. Union president Shannon James called for more help in the Progressive Labour Party’s first Budget since it returned to power, which wil...

Nearly 1,000 people are registered to gain national certification in a variety of trades, the Minister of Education and Workforce Development told the House of Assembly yesterday morning. Diallo Rabain said a total of 964 tradespeople, 576 Bermudians...

Talks to resolve delays on garbage collection have gone “extremely well”, the Minister of Public Works said yesterday. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch said a potential solution would be put to staff today. The news came after a backlog of waste built ...

Heads could roll over a failure to fill five vacant garbage collection jobs, the Minister of Public Works warned yesterday. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch said that five new waste management staff approved in September were never recruited. He said:...

The island’s bus cancellations are the result of an ageing fleet rather than a standoff over schedules, Bermuda Industrial Union president Chris Furbert said yesterday. Mr Furbert was speaking after Michael Fahy, a former One Bermuda Alliance transpo...

Over a number of years, we have witnessed a massive decline in public bus services. Why is the service in such a poor state and what can be done to make things better in terms of efficiency for the riders, the drivers and the mechanics? Why are so ma...

Government reform minister Lovitta Foggo met union leaders last week to discuss “change management” as part of an attempt to improve public service efficiency. The Government said a strategic plan to provide a “comprehensive road map to achieve more ...

People are being urged to sign up for a running race raising funds to help the development of Bermuda’s young people. The Bermuda Union of Teachers has organised the race, which is now sponsored by the Freisenbruch Meyer Group, for 30 years and has r...

There has been a lot of discussion recently about pensions. Trust me, there will be a lot more in the future. Most government pension systems are no more than a Ponzi scheme — a promise of money at a future time in exchange for payment today. You are...

The Bermuda Public Services Union has mounted a defence of civil servants, including health regulators accused by Ewart Brown of targeting his medical practice. Edward Ball, general secretary of the BPSU, said: “The union takes exception to the recen...

A new one-stop shop for careers is to be created to train and link Bermudians to available jobs, Senator Jason Hayward said yesterday. The junior education and workforce development minister made the announcement as the Government revealed it would s...