A veteran airline pilot once remarked that travelling through the skies at hundreds of miles an hour, high above the Earth, was not as challenging as getting from his home to the airport. He explained that, in his vehicle on the highway, safety depen...
DATE: Mar 05, 2016 | CATEGORY: Opinion Writer | AUTHOR: Al Seymour
Allen Temple AME Church chose last Sunday to honour a host of retired educators as part of Black History Month.
The teachers and principals were recognised by the Sound View Road, Sandys church for their contributions to the various primary schools a...
“He not busy being born, is busy dying”
— Bob Dylan
Last Saturday a large celebration observing the 92nd birthday of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe was held, costing a reported $800,000. The former finance minister, Simba Makoni, complained that...
DATE: Mar 05, 2016 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Glenn Fubler
Students combined tuition with chocolate tasting on a recent field trip to Fourways Inn.
The group of eight-year-olds from Bermuda High School completed the final phase of the “chocolate class” as part of the International Primary Curriculum.
Jennife...
Females from a wide cross-section of Bermudian society will gather on the lawn at City Hall on Tuesday to commemorate International Women’s Day.
Bermuda Women’s Day will reflect the United Nations’ theme for 2016, “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up fo...
Lanir Smith could barely walk when he joined Heron Bay Primary School. Now aged 7, he can complete three races in a day
It didn’t take long after joining Heron Bay Primary School for Lanir Smith to make progress in the face of a debilitating conditi...
DATE: Mar 04, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
Compromise, collaboration and consensus are not four-letter words, as you well know, Mr Editor, but it sure seems like it when it comes to modern-day politics, if you get my drift.
This can be one of the drawbacks to the Westminster system and how th...
DATE: Mar 04, 2016 | CATEGORY: Opinion Writer | AUTHOR: John Barritt
The Bermuda Historical Society has donated 20 years’ worth of theses and thesis proposals to Bermuda College to support students and researchers.
BHC executive member Shirley Pearman said the proposals from scholarship awardees dated back to 1996, ta...
DATE: Mar 04, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
The public consultation period regarding the school reorganisation report is set to be extended, according to education minister Wayne Scott.
The deadline for parents and other stakeholders to submit responses to the report and recommendations for th...
DATE: Mar 04, 2016 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
A gift of a dozen motorbikes will boost the Government’s Project Ride programme, which helps teenagers become more proficient on the roads.
Bermuda Motors handed over the new bikes that will replace an older fleet.
Project Ride is a mandatory 12-hour...
