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The leader of the Bermuda Industrial Union said a dispute between bus drivers and the Government has been resolved, despite the matter being sent to arbitration.
Chris Furbert, BIU president, said yesterday that the union ratified an agreement with t...
DATE: Aug 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A century-old Burnaby Street building could get a new lease on life, according to a recent planning application.
The application, submitted earlier this month, proposes restoring The Arcade with a combination of retail and residential spaces.
Acc...
DATE: Aug 21, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s public libraries today warned that they had suffered problems receiving calls from some customers.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Libraries and Archives said the adult and youth libraries had experienced problems with calls from One Co...
DATE: Aug 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Government has been urged to take action to prevent an historical Devonshire home from falling into disrepair.
Montpelier, a listed building owned by the Bermuda Government, had been the official residence of the Deputy Governor.
But it has been ...
DATE: Aug 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Government-run programme that gave Bermudian students internships ended last week with two careers guidance webinars.
The Department of Workforce Development’s summer employment programme put 75 students in summer placements across the Government, ...
DATE: Aug 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police this morning thanked the public for help tracking down people involved in a fight in a west end restaurant.
The altercation came to the attention of the police after a recording of the fight spread on social media.
A police spokeswoman sai...
DATE: Aug 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Police have shut down suggestions that drugs were found on island beaches after a video was posted on social media.
A police spokeswoman said officers were sure the footage was not shot on the island.
She added: "The Bermuda Police Service is aware o...
DATE: Aug 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Buses services remain sidelined this afternoon, despite hopes that a resolution to the three-day dispute had been found.
An agreement, which was thrashed out last night following late night negotiations, was expected to be rubber stamped in a union v...
DATE: Aug 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Labour
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A man fired from a gas station over a $50 bill dropped by a customer more than six years ago has been given a chance to appeal his dismissal before the Supreme Court.
Earlston Bradshaw was fired from the job of pump attendant at Raynor’s Service Stat...
DATE: Aug 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The first non-homeporting cruise of 2021 is set to arrive next week as Bermuda welcomes the Crystal Symphony.
The Crystal Symphony is scheduled to depart Boston on Sunday and arrive in Dockyard on Tuesday, where it will remain for two days as part of...
DATE: Aug 19, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes