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A court date is likely to be set this year for the ongoing legal dispute between the Bermuda Public Services Union and four other public sector trade unions, and the Bermuda Government, which is seeking an injunction against walkouts. The detail emer...

Dear Sir, I caught some of Opposition Leader Marc Bean’s interview on the Sherri J radio show, during which he said of the Finance Minister’s defamation lawsuit against Bermuda Public Service Union head Jason Hayward: “Just drop it.” Having read som...

Dear Sir, “Governance by litigation is not democratic” — that’s a line that has been used a lot these past few days. It seems to be becoming one of those “if you say it often enough, it must be true” mantras of the Progressive Labour Party and its s...

The transfers of some 30 teachers and six principals are hanging in the balance less than two weeks before the start of the new school term as arguments rumble in the courts over whether parents were properly consulted about the moves. The Bermuda Pa...

“Children must come first,” was the message from Minister of Education Wayne Scott yesterday as he welcomed a court decision allowing teachers and principals to go ahead with their transfers. Mr Scott spoke to The Royal Gazette outside the Civil Cour...

The Bermuda Parent Teacher Student Association claims the Ministry of Education wants to “fatally wound” it with planned changes to the education system. Harry Matthie, the association’s chairman, said the ministry intended to turn the BPTSA and othe...

A judge has questioned the timing of an attempt to block teacher and principal transfers — two weeks before the new school term. The Bermuda Parent Teacher Student Association was in Civil Court yesterday to seek a judicial review against the Ministr...

The Bermuda Public Service Union’s executive and general council have thrown their “unwavering support” behind president Jason Hayward. A statement released by Edward Ball, the BPSU’s general secretary, said the legal action brought by Bob Richards, ...

A woman has sued the Bermuda Hospitals Board over allegations that she was injured in a workplace prank. While the Supreme Court recently struck out claims that the board (BHB) did not properly train staff not to play potentially dangerous jokes, oth...

The Madoff Ponzi scheme was at the centre of a Supreme Court hearing last month, which has resulted in a ruling released by Puisne Judge Stephen Hellman this week. Mr Hellman heard defendants PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) argue the statement of claim ...