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The Bermuda Public Services Union has mounted a defence of civil servants, including health regulators accused by Ewart Brown of targeting his medical practice. Edward Ball, general secretary of the BPSU, said: “The union takes exception to the recen...

The Government should say if it is to create an extra $200,000-plus post with the appointment of a new Cabinet secretary, Opposition deputy leader Leah Scott said yesterday. The call came after it was announced on Monday that Derrick Binns’s job of S...

Derrick Binns will step down from the role of Secretary to the Cabinet as part of a Civil Service shake-up. Dr Binns will remain as Head of the Civil Service and continue to lead public service reform, according to a government press release. The Pub...

A move to give civil servants a pay rise was this week passed in the Senate. Negotiations on a pay rise began under the One Bermuda Alliance and were passed through by the ruling Progressive Labour Party. Attorney General Kathy Simmons said that civ...

The Cabinet Office ministry with responsibility for Government Reform has issued a Request for Proposal for professional services to review the civil services human resources functions. The aim is to ensure that the appropriate individuals are accur...

The Governor has responded to a writ issued by civil servants pertaining to the failure to withdraw the proposed Public Service Commission Amendment Regulations 2016. In a statement issued today, Government House confirmed that John Rankin had consu...

The Bermuda Government is accepting applications for the Public Service Bursary Awards. The scheme grants up to 15 scholarships per year to Bermudians pursuing postsecondary academic qualificationsd to meet the future needs of government departments...

The Progressive Labour Party has voiced “grave concerns” about published amendments to the Public Service Commission that he said would compromise the impartiality of the body. While the Bermuda Government have said the amendments were published prem...

Unaddressed inefficiencies in the Civil Service mean that it continues to spend millions of taxpayer dollars unnecessarily, according to the former chairman of the Sage Commission. “Bermuda would be better served if the Civil Service had proper acco...

The Department of Marine & Ports Services has temporarily relocated due to renovations. During maintenance at its headquarters on East Broadway, Hamilton, the department will function from the second floor of the Brown Brangman Building in Reid Stre...

Economist Craig Simmons is calling on the Bermuda Government to appreciate the pain ahead for people as it prepares for a likely tough year of union negotiations. Mr Simmons warned the Government could not make necessary debt reductions without restr...

Nearly eight out of ten people believe civil servants should be disciplined when they fail to comply with financial instructions, according to a poll. The Global Research survey, commissioned by The Royal Gazette this month, also found that most vote...