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Essential services run by the Department of Works and Engineering are operating as normal, the Government said yesterday. A spokesman for the Ministry of Public Works said that the public would “experience no change in service levels”. He added: “T...

Carlita O’Brien has been announced as the head of the Bermuda Government’s new Department of Employee and Organisational Development. Ms O’Brien will formally take up the post of Chief Employee and Organisational Development Officer on March 9, accor...

The Bermuda Post Office yesterday reminded the public that payment for post boxes was due on January 1. A government spokeswoman apologised for the delay in issuing individual notices and said bills would go out “within the next week”. She added: “...

An increase in flu cases has sparked a “medium alert” from health watchdogs. The Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit at the Ministry of Health issued the warning after a rise in influenza and fever and respiratory symptoms. A spokeswoman for the minis...

Biometric collection sessions are to be held later this month for Bermudians who want to gain a Canadian visa. Wayne Caines, the national security minister, said that special ID criteria was now mandatory for some people applying for Canadian visitor...

A blind teenager and his single mother on financial assistance said they were in a “desperate” situation owing to lack of cash. Sarah Fox, who lost her job as a human resources assistant at a law firm in July 2018, said she and 18-year-old son Brande...

Prison officers fought against changes that require them to make health insurance payments in the Supreme Court yesterday. The Bermuda Prison Officers Association argued that it had a substantial expectation that the officers would be exempted from m...

Garbage collectors have launched a work to rule and the industrial action will hit trash pick-up schedules, a Government spokesman warned today. The public works ministry spokesman said a meeting with staff in a bid to end the dispute was due to be h...

Four Bermudians have moved up the ranks in the Ministry of Public Works, it was announced this afternoon. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, the public works minister, announced that Steven Conway will be the new Chief Surveyor, heading the department o...

Tougher security measures are expected to be introduced at Westgate after checks found more fencing was needed at the jail. The Government plans to install a 10ft-high barrier topped with more than two feet of razor wire inside the prison’s walls. Wa...

A government boat lost at sea during Hurricane Humberto last month is believed to have sunk, a spokeswoman said yesterday. A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Labour, Community Affairs and Sport confirmed the loss of Atlantic Spray II. She said: “A fu...

Members of the public can now buy wheelie bins for their trash and recyclables as part of a pilot programme launched by the Ministry of Public Works. The garbage bins have a capacity of 360 litres and cost $125. The 140-litre recycling bins cost $40...