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The Labour Disputes Tribunal has determined there is nothing to resolve between the Bermuda Government and the Island’s public service unions. Government, according to Minister of Home Affairs Michael Fahy, was “disappointed” with the ruling but the ...

In view of this being Black History Month and the recent recollections of the Belco strike, we have reproduced from our RG archives an article dated February 9, 2013. February in the black Diaspora is observed as Black History Month. It began in the ...

The following is the first part in a two-part series by Gladwyn Simmons. The articles address some of the key issues facing Bermuda. The second part will be in Tuesday’s paper. The generic terms “the high price of change” and “Bermuda’s delicate ba...

“Families sleepin’ in their cars in the Southwest; No home no job no peace no rest; Shelter line stretchin’ ‘round the corner; Welcome to the new world order “ Bruce Springsteen Growing up in the pre MTV/ BET era we had to actually listen to music v...

Dear Sir, So a senior member of the BIU just spent $450 on sandwiches at the MarketPlace – hungry work sunbathing on the grounds of the Cabinet building, I guess. Do they think that those of us who are trying to hold down jobs in an economy that is ...

The Belco strike of 1965 was to change Bermuda forever — and last night 200 people gathered at the Bermuda Industrial Union’s headquarters to recall the turmoil that broke out on February 2, 1965. Voices were heard from both sides of the clash betwee...

In a democratic society such as Bermuda, where the rights to freedom of belief and expression are bedrock principles enshrined in our Constitution, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. But not to their own facts. Absolutely no one is entitled t...

Think of them as gold-plated, bulletproof and tamper-proof pension plans. The retirement benefits enjoyed by the Island’s public sector employees are generous, enviable and, given a stubbornly sluggish economy and diminished tax base, wholly unsustai...

The Bermuda Government will look to consolidate schools, cap financial assistance and suspend the Agricultural Exhibition for a year to cut public sector spending by $6.4 million. The cost-cutting measures were backed by the Bermuda Trade Union Congr...

Over the past week, the social landscape of Bermuda has been vastly redefined. We all know the minute details of what led to the three-day work stoppage and occupation of Cabinet grounds. We all know of the insulting remarks made towards the workers...