Seven Videos: Labour Day Banquet Speeches

The annual Labour Day Banquet was held at the Fairmont Southampton Resort on September 2nd, with the keynote speaker last night was Lawrence Hamm, President of the New Jersey based People’s Organization for Progress. A graduate of Princeton University, Mr. Hamm has been an advocate for African-American people and human rights for three decades. You [...]

Photos: 30th Annual Labour Day Banquet

The annual Labour Day Banquet was held at the Fairmont Southampton Resort last night [Sept.2], starting off the 30th Anniversary of the celebration of Labour Day in Bermuda. Those in attendance included Premier Paula Cox, Deputy Premier and former BIU President Derrick Burgess, Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith, Minister Kim Wilson, Attorney General Michael Scott, [...]

City of Hamilton: Labour Day Garbage Collection

The City of Hamilton today issued a reminder to Hamilton retailers and restaurant managers about the Labour Day holiday weekend garbage collection. The last garbage collection in the City will be on Sunday morning between 6:00am and 10:00am. There will be no garbage collected on Monday September 5, Labour Day. Garbage collection in the City [...]

BPSU To Boycott Labour Day Events

The Bermuda Public Services Union [BPSU] said they have elected to join with the Bermuda Trade Union Congress [BTUC], who called on its affiliates to withdraw participation [inc. marches and public speeches] from the scheduled Labour Day celebrations on September 5th. In addition the BPSU said they feel “it is irresponsible to participate in the [...]

Labour Day Garbage/Recycling Collection Dates

Due to the Labour Day Holiday on Monday, September 5th, West end garbage will be collected on Tuesday September 6th and Thursday September 8th. The East end garbage will be collected on Wednesday 7th and Friday 9th of September. As a reminder, beginning August 2011 recyclable materials, tin, aluminum and glass will be collected every [...]

U.S. Activist To Speak At Labour Day Banquet

September 5, 2011 will mark the 30th Anniversary of the celebration of Labour Day in Bermuda, and the theme of this year’s Labour Day is ‘Sustaining Trade Unionism’. To help celebrate this year’s Labour Day, the BIU has invited Lawrence Hamm, President of the New Jersey based People’s Organization for Progress to deliver the keynote [...]

Holiday: 4 Drunk Driver Arrests, 28 Accidents

Over this past Labour Day holiday weekend, the Police report that there were four people arrested on suspicion of impaired driving, and 28 total traffic accidents. Out of the 28 accidents reported, 19 were damage only road traffic collisions in which there were no injuries sustained, while nine of the road traffic collisions unfortunately resulted [...]

Full 2010 Labour Day Race Results

Lamont Marshall dominated throughout the 2010 Labour Day 5 Mile Race pulling ahead to take the early lead and finishing in 26:21, almost 3 minutes ahead of second placer Sean Trott. Veteran Kavin.Smith rounded out the top three. Andrea Banks was 13th overall, and the first female across the line in 34:23, over 2 minutes [...]

Craig Cannonier’s 2010 Labour Day Address

Below follows the address given this morning [Sept 6] by the Leader of the Bermuda Democratic Alliance [BDA] Craig Cannonier for the Labour Day occasion, which focused on theme of being ‘United in the Community’. My friends To those who labour day and night to care for our children, to look after our elderly, to [...]

Photos: 2010 Labour Day March

Bermuda’s Labour Day holiday came about at the instigation of the Bermuda Industrial Union [BIU], at that time led by then-PLP MP Mr Ottiwell Simmons. The BIU had always sought a public holiday that was dedicated, as was the US Labour Day, to all workers. Following the 1981 General Strike, and rather than give the [...]

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