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Close to $1.5 million has been granted over the past year to organisations working in the community, according to the Bermuda Community Foundation’s (BCF) second annual update. The BCF was launched in February, 2014, with a mandate “to create an end...

Kim Wilkerson was unveiled yesterday as the Progressive Labour Party’s replacement in the Senate for new MP Diallo Rabain. Marc Daniels will take over as the Opposition Leader in the Senate. Announcing Senator Wilkerson’s appointment, Marc Bean, the ...

The number of students transferring out of public schools is increasing year-on-year, according to recently released figures. Transfers of both primary and middle school students have been rising since 2012, said Minister of Education Wayne Scott, in...

The community surrounding Heron Bay Primary School would be negatively affected if the school were to close as proposed in the Bermuda Government’s school reorganisation plan. This is the view of principal Lisa Swan, who said the school enjoys about ...

The Bermuda Union of Teachers has implored education minister Wayne Scott to address “blind spots” in the school reorganisation (Score) report which it says lacks detail on a plan of action. The union also criticised the minister for releasing the re...

Staff at two Hamilton guesthouses were treated to a random act of kindness yesterday as preschoolers showered them with Valentine cards. Children from the Bermuda Montessori School visited neighbouring Royal Palms Hotel and Edgehill Guest Manor, bea...

A neighbour who says she witnessed an attack by a pitbull on a little boy has rejected claims from the child’s father that bystanders did nothing to help. The woman said she heard the eight-year-old’s “heart-wrenching screams” on Sunday afternoon and...

Junior Minister for Education Leah Scott says the One Bermuda Alliance should consider a “staggered approach” to the granting of Bermudian and permanent resident status in the current climate. The proposal, announced this month, would allow residents...

Government is working to address the issue of crime, according to Michael Dunkley. While the Premier said the crime rates did increase in 2015, he said the increase comes in the wake of a historic low in 2014. Noting the recent spike in crime since t...

The 2016 Census is scheduled to begin in May, with a greater emphasis on online surveys. Speaking in the House of Assembly today, Michael Dunkley, the Premier, said the census will be run from May 21 to December 31, collecting information about the i...