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Under-fire Bermuda College vice-president Donald Peters should stay on, a lecturer at the campus insisted yesterday. And she said Dr. Peters -- at the college for two years -- had turned the college around and still had a major contribution to make. ...

Bermuda College bosses could be set to snub a Bermudian candidate for the prestige vice-president's post in favour of keeping foreigner Donald Peters. Yesterday the move sparked a wave of protest -- with College insiders claiming Premier Jennifer Smi...

promised to try and set up the scheme by the January 2000 deadline, Finance Minister Eugene Cox said yesterday. And Pension Commission chairman Roger Titterton said the first orders of business would be education on the pension plan and talks about s...

a Shadow Minister insisted yesterday. And United Bermuda Party Home Affairs and Public Safety spokesman Michael Dunkley predicted the current on-Island recruitment drive would not produce enough recruits or fast enough to cope with a mounting manpowe...

Premier Jennifer Smith welcomed news that her Government is riding the crest of a wave of popularity. She said: "I can say we're encouraged and we will strive to continue to keep that kind of confidence in the Government.'' But she admitted more wor...

More than eight out of ten Bermuda residents gave the PLP Government pass marks in a `report card' on its first six months in power, according to a new survey. And a conservative Budget is claimed as one of the main factors in the high ratings. A tot...

ex-teachers' union chief and Senator Milton Scott. But Ms Smith said she will still speak on education issues in the House of Assembly while Sen. Scott runs the Ministry from the Upper House where he is Government Leader. Ms Smith added: "Education i...

Would-be PLP MP and Airport firefighter George Scott wants to douse smouldering resentment at the lack of opportunity for black males in Bermuda. And he said that was the driving force which took him into politics and the PLP. Mr. Scott said: "The pl...

And veteran UBP MP C.V. (Jim) Woolridge and Premier Jennifer Smith locked horns during the head-to-head over the Education Ministry's pot of cash for the year. Mr. Woolridge accused the Premier, also Education Minister, of making "an inadequate state...

The PLP's start to the Budget debate was yesterday slammed by Shadow Education Minister Tim Smith. Mr. Smith said: "There was no comprehensive overview or indication to allow an Opposition Member to debate its credibility. "She produced nothing for u...