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The sugar tax, imposed on October 1, 2018, collected $5,402,000 by December 1, 2019. The extra duty on sugary foods and drinks, aimed at reducing diabetes and obesity, was raised to 75 per cent in April last year, with the revenue to be used for heal...

A Berkeley Institute teacher was named Teacher of the Year at the weekend. Diamond Outerbridge, a finalist for the second time, told the gala ceremony: “I can’t tell you how humbling and inspiring it is to be celebrated this way.” The special educati...

A health seminar for medical professionals to gain education credits is on offer this Saturday from Colonial Group International. The annual forum, focusing on medicine for a new decade, will be held from 8am at the Hamilton Princess Hotel. Open to t...

The founder of a group designed to boost leadership skills in young people has been awarded a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. Now Ryan Robinson Perinchief, who set up Future Leaders Bermuda, will spend a year at Oxford University in Britain. The 23-y...

Bermudians have to rise above the toxic legacy of the country’s past, a leading social worker has warned. Martha Dismont, the executive director of Family Centre, said: “We’re in an atmosphere of angry rhetoric because of what’s happened in the past....

Five Bermudians were given awards in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List. Dennis Tucker, a career hotelier, was appointed a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for services to the community. The Queen’s Certificate and Badge of H...

Tim Hodgson, a former Editor of the Mid-Ocean News and Editorial Consultant for The Royal Gazette, has died. He was 57. Colleagues and friends said Mr Hodgson, who started his career in journalism aged just 15, was an unparalleled reporter whose outp...

New virtual classes at the Bermuda College will offer skills relevant for the island’s growing fintech sector, the US-based provider said yesterday. Global Knowledge, an international IT training firm expects to introduce further IT courses to Bermud...

A veteran counsellor warned the island yesterday not to be complacent about the risk of contracting HIV, despite a massive drop in the number of new cases. Carolyn Armstrong, the director and founder of Support Therapy for Aids patients and their Re...

Academic excellence is the passport to “the journey to a brighter future”, a school prize-giving assembly heard last night. The theme of the assembly was highlighted at the Berkeley Institute in Pembroke as the achievements of 148 pupils were marked....