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A work-to-rule that disrupted bus services more than a week was called off yesterday. Chris Furbert, president of the Bermuda Industrial Union, said industrial action at the Department of Public Transportation had been lifted “effective immediately”....

The Minister of Transport yesterday tabled legislation yesterday to allow police to carry out roadside breath tests. Walter Roban said the Road Traffic (Road Sobriety Checkpoints) Amendment Act would deter drink driving. He told the House of Assembly...

Island minibus drivers said yesterday they were ready to handle increased demand created by bus cancellations. Menelik Isaac, of Suburban Transit, said that minibus drivers were happy to fill gaps created by disruption to public transport. He added...

Residents and tourists yesterday vented their frustration over a work-to-rule at the island’s bus service. A 17-year-old girl said bus cancellations meant she and friends had to cancel their plans to visit the Parade of Bands in St David’s on Nation...

Bermudian-headquartered Nordic American Tankers has decided it will not conduct a bond offering to raise additional capital. In an open letter to shareholders and investors, the company noted improving conditions in the tanker market. The company has...

As the warmer, summer months get under way, the Department of Marine and Ports Services is reminding the public that the ferry service remains a viable option as a mode of public transportation. Marine and Ports reminded that the catamaran ferries ar...

Bermuda Industrial Union leaders are to meet members tonight after earlier talks set up to end a dispute in the bus service, a Government representative said this afternoon. A spokesman for the Ministry of Transport and Regulatory Affairs said: “Aft...

Buses were off the roads on National Heroes Day after drivers took part in industrial action over working conditions. Bermuda Industrial Union president Chris Furbert said members continued a work-to-rule over numerous issues including bathroom break...

Almost 100 buses across the island have been cancelled today. The Bus Cancellations page of the Government website lists 95 bus cancellations between 11am and 11.50pm. Bus cancellations have become common in recent months. Government has blamed probl...

The public bus service is to resume tomorrow according to The Department of Public Transportation. The department’s management team is due to meet with the Bermuda Industrial Union to “return to discussions in an effort to resolve the matters outstan...

The bus service may not run on National Heroes Day after all, the Bermuda Government conceded today. The Department of Transportation, which previously attacked the media for reporting the public holiday service was under threat due to industrial act...

Engineer Roger Todd is the new Director of the Department of Public Transportation. Mr Todd has over 25 years of experience leading, coaching and developing industrial and professional teams, according to the Ministry of Transport and Regulatory Affa...