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Teachers and principals should run Bermuda’s education system but be fired for poor performance, according to economist Craig Simmons. The Bermuda College lecturer said mistakes made by the Ministry of Education had left many people stuck at the bott...

Two social workers hit back yesterday at comments made by Zane DeSilva, the Minister of Social Development and Sport, that there was a “culture of entitlement” among “too many” recipients of financial assistance. Martha Dismont, executive director of...

A group of students, parents and teachers from Harrington Sound Primary School raised more than $800 to help those affected by recent hurricanes. Cindy Weeks, acting principal at the school, said that the students were eager to give knowing that it w...

Neletha Butterfield ran so fast, her father thought she’d become a professional athlete. Life didn’t exactly work out that way. “All I ever ran for is politics,” the 64-year-old joked. She recounts her 14-year career as a PLP MP in Political Beginnin...

Special Olympian Paul Ray has been remembered by his family as a model of self-reliance despite suffering with Down syndrome. Keen sportsman Mr Ray, who died on September 10 aged 60, brought home a silver medal for golf in the 2011 Special Olympics. ...

More than a dozen men and women marched through Hamilton yesterday to highlight the positive effect of drug recovery programmes. The annual Recovery Walk, organised by the Salvation Army’s Harbour Light programme, saw participants parade on city stre...

The Bermuda Union of Teachers is inviting all schools, ministry and department of education staff and the public to take part in a national grub day. The fundraiser, where participants don’t have to wear uniforms, aims to help people affected by the...

The West Indian Association is continuing its fundraising efforts to support the Caribbean after the back-to-back impact of major hurricanes. Several Caribbean islands were devastated by Hurricane Irma earlier this month, with some receiving a second...

David Burt, the Premier, and economic development and tourism minister Jamahl Simmons attended the US Congressional Black Caucus Foundation annual legislative conference at the weekend. The two day CBCF meeting in the US capital is a major policy con...

Gaming regulators have raised concerns about the prospect of Bermuda adopting a cashless system for its casinos — echoing criticism by a problem gambling expert. Keith Whyte, executive director of the National Council on Problem Gambling in the Unite...