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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...

A total of $330,500 in uncashed cheques were left “in a drawer” at a government department, a report to Parliament has revealed. The report by the Efficiency Committee said only $50,000 of the owed cash was claimed back and accused the Government of ...

The first steps towards a central human resources service for the Government will be taken within the next few weeks, the junior Cabinet Office minister said this week. Senator Vance Campbell told the Senate on Monday that the recruitment for a leade...

Customs officers handed out snacks and sodas to the public yesterday as part of an attempt to boost the profile of the department’s work. Sharmette Pond, the Assistant Collector of Customs, said that officers had received a “great response”. Ms Po...

A plan to hire a PR agency to help the Government’s workforce development department boost its image has been dropped. Businesses were asked to submit tenders last October for a campaign designed to generate a better image for the service. A governme...

An unused office in Washington cost the Government of Bermuda more than $175,000 for only ten months last year. Liberty Place, on the United States capital’s 7th Street, was maintained even though it was closed in 2017. A spokeswoman said the Governm...

A few days ago, former MP Jeff Sousa made an online comment about a government road crew moving an abandoned motorcycle from one side of the road to the other during the course of clearing the roads. Perhaps, just perhaps, it is just me, but a few th...

Shadow legal affairs minister Scott Pearman has called on Attorney-General Kathy Lynn Simmons to explain to the public why she has been named as a codefendant in five civil lawsuits. The five writs are among 14 cases filed in the Supreme Court since ...

The historic Perot Post Office has closed for renovations so it can house the Post Office’s special stamp sales operation. The Queen Street, Hamilton, building, named after the island’s first postmaster William Perot, will be closed until further not...

Senior civil servants will be able to sit on Government’s Internal Audit Committee after an amendment Act was approved by the Senate. The Bill amends the Internal Audit Act 2010 to allow for a Permanent Secretary to serve on the committee. Any appo...

Pandora Glasford is the new director of the Department of Financial Assistance. Ms Glasford has responsibility for the overall management and operation of the Department of Financial Assistance, including the programme planning, financial, personnel ...