Mark Twain got mischievous at his first Bermuda cricket game, deliberately peppering his host with silly questions.
The exasperated host, probably US vice consul William Allen, told him wickets were for the umpire to sit on when he got tired.
Twain, ...
DATE: Nov 02, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts & Entertainment | AUTHOR: Jessie Moniz Hardy
An elaborate artistic homage to Devonshire, created by 16-year-old Anthony Whaley, now stands on display in the City Hall foyer — a testament to parish pride and hard work.
Hours of research and design went into its intertwining of the Devonshire cre...
DATE: Nov 02, 2015 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
This is week 13 of the 14-week Bermuda financial review to dramatically improve your finances
The risk of living
If you asked anyone, your friends, your family, the person on the street “what did they fear or worry about the most” besides Halloween g...
Middle school students are enjoying better marks in English and science, although maths remains a concern, the Ministry of Education said yesterday.
The Middle School Transformation Plan, launched in July last year, appears to be making inroads, with...
DATE: Oct 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
Dear Sir,
I have tried my best to be publicly supportive of the Bermuda Tourism Authority under the able leadership of Bill Hanbury and a host of talented and professional Bermudians.
In that regard, I would like to cite the remarkable, young and ene...
DATE: Oct 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
Hallowe’en came “frightfully” early to our school this year! When teachers, parents and children arrived at school last Friday morning they were met with such scary music that some of them were almost afraid to get out of their cars!
We were all dres...
Caroline Aberhart arrived in Bermuda four years ago, with $11 in her pocket.
Somehow she’d lost her wallet on the long journey from her native New Zealand.
On the plus side, she had a job she relished.
The clinical pharmacist is promoting her career ...
Warwick Academy Primary School is thrilled to have Lawrence and Jess Wild here this week. They are both experts on Big Writing and Drama and bring with them from the UK a vast wealth of knowledge.
Big Writing is a teaching method, based in the Unite...
The Bermuda College board of governors has rejected a faculty vote of no confidence in the president of the institution.
The college’s Faculty Association sent a letter in May to the chairwoman of the board of governors, Jill Husbands, notifying her ...
DATE: Oct 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Chelsea Smith’s family moved five times when she was growing up.
She changed schools every time they moved. Each time there were new friends to make and new routines to learn.
“The experience was stressful,” said the 38-year-old. “Although I didn’t l...
