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Many things divide the 27 member states of the European Union these days, but one controversy in particular sums up the bloc’s fundamental dilemma. It is over “enlargement”, and specifically whether to formally start accession talks with North Macedo...

Energy independence is possible in Bermuda if the island moves away from its reliance on a single energy provider, a government minister said. Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, travelled to Barbados and Jamaica late last year, where he witn...

Many seniors have fears about their financial security, Bermuda’s newest senator said yesterday. Ianthia Simmons-Wade explained that older island residents were worried that they may not be able to live off their savings and pensions with a rising c...

The Cayman Islands is a British Overseas Territory situated about 180 miles northwest of Jamaica and some 1,300 miles southwest of Bermuda. It is made up of three islands: Grand Cayman, Little Cayman and Cayman Brac. The vast majority of its 68,000 p...

The Britain-European Union trade talks have not started officially, but both sides are testing out negotiating lines. Britain is already colouring some of them red, setting up a fight this year that will encompass the three Fs: fish, financial servic...

A top barrister involved in some of Britain’s most prominent child protection cases has praised the Government for its appointment of a litigation guardians panel. Cyrus Larizadeh QC, who visited the island twice last year to talk to members of the B...

An education programme designed for schoolchildren with autism has proved a hit after just four months. One parent said his son was in the “right setting” to deal with the problems he faced. Amir Mizrachy, whose son attends the Growing Connections pr...

Fears were raised yesterday about whether a new panel of litigation guardians is independent from the Government. Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs, set up the board last month. She appointed five qualified social...

Helen Daley always tried to bring out the best in her students. She was a teacher for more than 40 years and it became her classroom mission. She still has the thank you notes she received from some of her pupils. “I just saw so many possibilities th...

Bermuda has the potential to lead the way in renewable energy adoption, and benefit from greater energy independence and job creation. Work is under way to create a coalition within the public and private sector to make change happen quickly. One of ...