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Temporary public service workers filling vacant or temporary additional posts are not having their contracts renewed — unless the positions are regarded as essential.
While figures are not available for the numbers affected, the new policy went into ...
DATE: Apr 09, 2015
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Budget
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The death of popular reggae artist Randolph Richardson has prompted reflection among local entertainers on the need to revive the music’s once thriving scene in Bermuda.
Mr Richardson, who went by the nickname of “General Bucky” but most recently per...
DATE: Apr 09, 2015
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
One family’s foray into hospitality proved fortuitous during a key phase of the grass-roots civil rights movement in Bermuda when anti-segregation campaigners found themselves turning to tourists for help.
As the Island marks Hospitality Month throug...
DATE: Apr 08, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
One week after the Island’s new Public Access to Information regime came into effect, the first requests for information have been submitted to the PATI implementation team.
Although PATI became law on April 1, the office’s website is expected to bec...
DATE: Apr 08, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A heated emergency meeting of Public Works staff convened yesterday at the Bermuda Industrial Union headquarters.
BIU president Chris Furbert assured The Royal Gazette that there had been no layoffs. According to workers, staff had been taken by surp...
DATE: Apr 08, 2015
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Kenyetta Young, an uncompromising “giant” of Bermuda’s labour movement who rose to prominence as an activist for construction workers, has died at the age of 72.
A charismatic, long serving organiser for the Bermuda Industrial Union, retiring in 2007...
DATE: Apr 07, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
More families are seeking help with food and shelter from the Coalition for the Protection of Children.
The organisation is also seeing a rise in diverse requests such as “educational endeavours, children’s uniforms, summer camp fees, healthcare need...
DATE: Apr 06, 2015
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The new Public Access to Information regime brings “awesome” implications, according to the creators of the Island’s first open data website that can assist with the refining of PATI questions.
On the eve of PATI’s implementation this month, Louis Ga...
DATE: Apr 06, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A catastrophe study programme tailor-made for Bermudians starting later this year could boost job prospects in a reinsurance sector hard-hit by mergers.
“A big part of this programme was built with Bermudians in mind,” said Professor Igor Kamenkovich...
DATE: Apr 06, 2015
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Gilbert Lamb fun day drew crowds from across the Island to St David’s Cricket Club for the East End’s biggest Good Friday celebration.
“That’s what it’s all about — family,” said club president Otis Minors, overlooking the cricket grounds as hund...
DATE: Apr 04, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell