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Delivering her brief, Jeanne Atherden said the focus of the ministry remains with addressing the issue of obesity and diabetes, along with managing the ageing population. Noting the reduction in the grant to the Bermuda Hospitals Board, she described...

The Government has launched an initiative aimed at getting parents more involved with their children’s education. However, Mike Charles of the Bermuda Union of Teachers said that in order for such an initiative to be a success, it needs the buy-in of...

A group of Saltus students recently took part in a United Nations conference about the topical issue of migration. Briley Habib and Phillip Heap, the school’s heads of geography and design and technology respectively, took 11 SGY students to the annu...

After a period of “dormancy”, the Bermuda Philharmonic Society is set to return to the stage this weekend in an effort to entertain and promote the arts. Alison Black, the chair of the organisation, said that while the orchestra had fallen by the way...

More than 1,500 books were delivered to preschools and nursery schools today as part of World Book Day 2017. Nikita Robinson, of The Ladies Room on Hott 1075, praised those who volunteered to assist this year by reading to students, saying: “It’s one...

Environmental group Greenrock has blasted last week’s Budget, calling it “unsustainable and unimaginative”. Jonathan Starling, the charity’s executive director, praised an increase in funding for recycling and composting programmes, but the organisat...

Health minister Jeanne Atherden said the Ministry had made some difficult decisions to improve efficiency, but they would be able to make do with a smaller budget. Speaking at a press conference this morning, Ms Atherden noted that the budget for the...

Bermuda could have a casino up and running in early 2018 if everything goes as planned, according to the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission. Richard Schuetz, executive director at the commission, said a strategic plan on gaming was being developed, inc...

Berkeley Institute principal Phyllis Curtis-Tweed is set to resign at the end of the academic year, the school’s governing body said. According to a statement, she made the decision to resign in order to pursue another professional opportunity. Dr Cu...

Students at Harrington Sound Primary School were recently given a hands-on marine research experience with the help of the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences. A group of 39 P6 pupils at the school spent three days and two nights at BIOS, taking part...