492 results returned for search: "" category "General" author Sékou Hendrickson
Charities have been invited to receive first-hand training on board development.
The Inter-Agency Committee for Children, Families and the Community will hold a three-part virtual training series targeted at new or less experienced non-profit board m...
DATE: Apr 26, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A 24-year-old Bermudian helping Ukrainian refugees escape the war has appealed to other young people to get involved in giving humanitarian aid.
Harley Rouwhorst said that Ukrainians – many her age and younger – had been thrust from normalcy because ...
DATE: Apr 20, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The children of a 51-year-old bartender who died in a road crash have paid tribute to their “energetic and fun-loving“ father.
Devin and Pier Simons also thanked the community for helping to raise more than £9,350 in two weeks to help cover the cost ...
DATE: Apr 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A new footbridge built to extend the Railway Trail over Flatts Inlet has hit a snag after an underwater cave was detected in the bridge’s path.
Tucker Murphy, a spokesman for the Friends of the Railway Trail, confirmed that the construction team had ...
DATE: Apr 12, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A year after Saatchi Trott, aged 11, won an award for bravery, he returned the plaque to Harrington Sound Primary School for the next awardee. Sékou Hendrickson spoke to Saatchi about the time he saved his friend’s life.
It was a normal afternoo...
DATE: Apr 09, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Bermuda was the site of an international military training course earlier this month for the first time.
Warwick Camp hosted the Junior Officer’s Tactical Awareness Course Reserve, which helped officers from the UK and Caribbean sharpen their leaders...
DATE: Mar 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Police have traced a woman missing since Wednesday, it was announced tonight.
A police spokesman said Amtina Tweed, 59, known as “Tina”, had been “located and is safe”.
He added: “The Bermuda Police Service would like to thank the public for their as...
DATE: Mar 19, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Two students won $1,500 in prize money for their essays on notable Black people throughout Bermuda’s history.
Amaris Munya, a Year 8 Warwick Academy pupil, received $1,000 after she came first in Conyers’ Black History Month Essay Competition.
Jordan...
DATE: Mar 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Gas and oil prices are set to increase because of the war in Ukraine, energy providers said yesterday.
Wayne Caines, the president of Belco, said the company’s fuel adjustment rate, or FAR, will increase by the start of next month.
He added that the ...
DATE: Mar 10, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Church-run food banks have seen a significant drop in demand after the pressures of coping with the economic crisis sparked by Covid-19.
However, the number of people still needing help is “significant” with the pandemic highlighting many people’s fr...
DATE: Mar 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson