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December 20, 2012 Dear Sir Many, many congratulations to the One Bermuda Alliance. When I woke up the day after the election, I was relieved to know that my home; my family’s home; and my friends and relatives have a chance at a healthier Bermuda. Th...

The head of Stevedoring Services broke silence yesterday on the ongoing docks dispute, to counter claims made by Bermuda Industrial Union President Chris Furbert. This after the union leader discussed the deadlock on a local radio talk show. In a let...

Dockworkers will stop working overtime next Tuesday in an action that looks set to delay the offloading of fresh produce and other perishable goods in the weeks leading up to Christmas. The Bermuda Industrial Union served notice of the overtime ban y...

A lingering docks dispute looks set to go to arbitration if Stevedoring Services and the Bermuda Industrial Union are not able to resolve outstanding issues by Thursday. The standoff is imminent, based on comments made by BIU president Chris Furbert ...

October 11, 2012 Dear Sir, “United we stand, divided we fall” still stands today as the Bermuda Industrial Union’s motto, shaped by its founding mothers and fathers many decades ago. This was a powerful call rallying solidarity amongst members durin...

September 3, 2012 Dear Sir, As a Bermudian, I found the Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister’s recent remarks on race relations in Bermuda highly offensive and grossly irresponsible. For Mr Baldwin Spencer to use a handful of ignorant comments made on ...

Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer last night condemned “vile and racist comments” to the Bermuda blogosphere. Mr Spencer said he was disgusted by the debate from posters on Bernews, claiming it underlined how much work still needs to...

Disgruntled parents upset by the planned closure of Playmates Hy Nursery and Preschool staged a protest demonstration yesterday against the dismissal of the head teacher and the pending closure. Parents were told last month the school will shut down ...

Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer will be the guest speaker at this year’s Labour Day banquet. The banquet will be held on Friday, August 31 at the Fairmont Southampton hotel. Said Bermuda Industrial Union president Chris Furbert: “P...