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Questions over whether Aecon or the Canadian Commercial Corporation brought the airport redevelopment plans to Government have been “glossed over”, the People’s Campaign said yesterday. The group — led by Reverend Nicholas Tweed; Jason Hayward, pres...

Bermuda Government Ministers have been accused of giving away control of LF Wade International Airport to foreign interests. The grass roots community group the People’s Campaign has called a town-hall meeting for tomorrow night, urging “all Bermudi...

The Canadian Commercial Corporation has added its voice to the growing controversy surrounding plans to build a new airport in Bermuda. The company issued a statement this afternoon, just an hour after the People’s Campaign made public a raft of comm...

Dear Sir, I was bemused by the opinion piece by Robert Stewart as published in The Royal Gazette on May 6, 2015. It purported to link together the thinking of Karl Marx with the almost global recognition of May 1 as “International Workers Day” and m...

It was with some degree of amusement that I read Mr Stewart’s rather astonishing attack on Karl Marx (May 6, RG), in an attempt to criticise the BIU celebrating International Workers Day. I say astonishing both for its inaccuracies and the rather biz...

BIU president Chris Furbert is on solid ground when he states (according to the RG of May 2) that “the struggle for a better world continues”. Most people do so on a daily basis when they get out of bed to go to work; children do the same when they ...

The legacy of unions in the defence of workers was recognised at a rally outside City Hall, as May Day — or International Workers’ Day — was observed. “The struggle for a better world continues,” said Bermuda Industrial Union president Chris Furbert,...

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 1958 a young Bermudian entered the gates of Belco to begin employment. In 1965 another young Bermudian stood outside the gates of Belco. In 1993 yet another young Bermudian entered the gates of Belco to begin employment. In 1958 the young man ente...

The painting of two murals celebrating the 68th anniversary of the official registration of the Bermuda Industrial Union has been postponed for a second time because of inclement weather. The Chewstick Foundation now aims to paint the murals on Sund...

The Paget sub-post office was closed by Government without any union consultation, fuelling “extremely low” morale among postal workers. Branding the surprise move disrespectful, Chris Furbert, president of the Bermuda Industrial Union, pointed out t...

All workers in Bermuda are invited to attend a series of public meetings and a public rally to mark International Workers’ Day. The events are being organised by the Bermuda Trade Union Congress and culminate in the rally at City Hall on Friday from ...