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Bus service will be halted today between 10am and 1.30pm. The Department of Public Transportation said the interruption would allow talks with drivers in expectation of schools reopening next month. A spokesman said: “The temporary service interrupti...

The head of the firefighters’ union said yesterday that ageing equipment and a lack of staff had helped spark a rejection of government cost-cutting proposals forced by the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Nakia Pearson, the president of the...

Police officers claimed yesterday that the Government had “repeatedly moved the goalposts” in its cost-cutting negotiations with their representative body. Inspector Emmerson Carrington, the chairman of the Bermuda Police Association, defended the se...

The Premier felt “profound disappointment” when unions for two uniformed services rejected a government cost-cutting package in the wake of the financial crisis cause by the Covid-19 pandemic. David Burt said yesterday that other steps to make saving...

The Government broke ground yesterday on what will be a new international arbitration centre developed as part of a public-private partnership. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch announced the construction of the Ottiwell Simmons International Arbitratio...

A Cabinet member said that he offered to meet the leader of the island’s white-collar union today to discuss alleged attempts by health ministry staff to bring down a scientist in the front line of the battle against Covid-19. Lieutenant-Colonel Davi...

The leader of the island’s white-collar union hit back yesterday after a Cabinet minister attacked health ministry staff for a claimed attempt to bring down the scientist leading the fight against Covid-19. Armell Thomas, the president of the Bermuda...

Members of the island’s white-collar union are believed to have voted to accept a 10 per cent pay cut and suspension of pension contributions to ease pressure on the public purse caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. A message from the Bermuda Public Serv...

Buses will be off the road today between 11.30am and 3.30pm for a union meeting, the Department of Public Transportation has warned. A DPT spokesman said the service interruption was to allow unions to discuss with the division its negotiations with ...

A labour dispute between the Attorney-General’s Chambers and a white-collar union has been declared, over liability insurance for government lawyers. Ed Ball, the general secretary of the Bermuda Public Services Union, said yesterday the dispute revo...

Teachers voted yesterday to take a 10 per cent salary cut for a year as part of the fightback from the economic havoc caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The Bermuda Union of Teachers and associated staff unanimously backed the move at a special gen...

The Bermuda Employers’ Council has backed the new labour minister’s plans to include employers and workers in discussions to kick-start the economy. Keith Jensen, the president of the BEC, said: “This is the foundation of the tripartite system for co...