Time limits are set to be imposed on clients of the Island’s burgeoning financial assistance programme.
Able-bodied recipients will be able to claim up to a maximum of five years, with payments reducing annually after the first year.
The amendments, ...
DATE: Jun 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
A business administration student who has been helping Prospect Primary pupils to learn martial arts has been rewarded with a donation for his education programme.
Kent Bean, who spent eight weeks offering a free kung fu class to students in the Berm...
DATE: Jun 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Maya Palacio of CedarBridge Academy and Liam Evans of Saltus Grammar were the senior schools girls and boys winners of the 30th Denton Hurdle Memorial Awards held last night at Warwick Academy.
The awards, held to honour the late Denton Hurdle, are...
DATE: Jun 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Lawrence Trott
Violence at one of the Island’s senior schools yesterday prompted Police to warn parents to ensure students go straight home after exams to prevent further conflict.
Sources at the Berkeley Institute told The Royal Gazette that troubles began with a ...
DATE: Jun 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Finance Minister Bob Richards yesterday hit back after Bermuda was put on an EU blacklist as part of bid to crack down on multinational companies dodging tax.
And he pledged to raise the problem with EU officials on a trip to Europe next week.
Mr Ric...
DATE: Jun 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Young Observer got up close and personal with three Berkeley Institute students who are preparing for a trip of a lifetime. They are a part of the group headed to Malawi with Habitat for Humanity to build homes for the local communities there.
Josiah...
A new philanthropy group for women in business will launch next week.
The new group 100 Women in Hedge Funds (100WHF) has already notched up more than 100 members and will officially launch at the Global Hedge Fund Forum, to be held at the Fairmont S...
DATE: Jun 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: International Business | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A group of students has donated a purple bench to the Bermuda High School as a “safe harbour for students feeling lonely or bullied”.
The BHS Angels — a student group aimed at promoting compassion and kindness — set out to purchase, decorate and pres...
The Bermuda High School has received international accreditation from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
The credential is the second received by the school, which was accredited by the Council of International Schools last fall.
NE...
Bermuda Bridge Club hosted their first Youth Bridge event on Thursday, June 4.
The twelve students from Saltus Grammar School who participated were Ruskin Cave, Liam Peniston, Blair Blakeney, Kaya Vogler, Linda Amaral, Adeline Young, Aiden Young, Ly...
