Road deaths stand at 29 in the past 29 months, and four Bermudians have died this year alone, Chief Inspector Nicholas Pedro stated yesterday at a police press conference announcing a renewed push with new initiatives to tackle serious accidents.
Ch...
DATE: May 08, 2015 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Rebecca Zuill
Four Bermudian charities stand to benefit from some deep-pocketed philanthropists, as the investment management organisation Hedge Connection chose local groups to reap benefits from an asset allocation competition.
“It was important for us to select...
Journalist Alexandra Barclay O’Reilly died on Sunday after a brief illness.
She was 43 years old.
Her family and colleagues recalled yesterday how she fearlessly tackled a wide range of issues and was driven to find a place for the stories that conf...
DATE: May 07, 2015 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Rebecca Zuill
Bermuda-based Validus Holdings Ltd is celebrating its tenth birthday this year in a markedly different reinsurance market from the one in which it was born.
To mark a decade of strong growth, the company is holding a party for clients at Pier 6 on Fr...
DATE: May 07, 2015 | CATEGORY: Reinsurance | AUTHOR: Jonathan Kent
It is now Teacher Appreciation Week — and Education Minister Wayne Scott has joined with Acting Commissioner of Education Freddie Evans to salute the Island’s teachers.
“There is an adage that says ‘if you can read, thank a teacher’,” Mr Scott said, ...
“Berkeleyites”, past and present, are to gather for the second annual Berkeley Institute Alumni Green and Gold Ball this month.
Student achievements will be celebrated and five scholarships of $2,000 will be awarded at the event being held at the Fai...
DATE: May 07, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
The students of the Bermuda Institute welcomed Education Minister Wayne Scott last night as their efforts went up on display.
Mr Scott cut the ribbon at a 6pm reception before heading in to the Institute’s science fair.
In its inaugural fundraising event, CDD Bermuda will have the honour of holding an intimate dinner, hosted by Governor George Fergusson on June 3.
Committed to empowering unemployed and underemployed women in the community, the Department of Human Af...
If you’re reading this, you probably have a teacher to thank.
When I was five years old I dreaded the arrival of the reading teacher, Lorna Andersen. Since I’d started school a few months late, I needed extra help. Mrs Andersen terrified me, as she b...
The extent of plastic pollution in Bermuda’s waters will soon become clear as two conservationists plan to sample the sea surrounding the Island.
Christian Shaw and Gordon Middleton of research and awareness group Plastic Tides set out on an overnigh...
DATE: May 06, 2015 | CATEGORY: Environment | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
