This is Cup Match week. The teams have been selected, St George’s Cricket Club and its grounds are being made to look smart, and revellers are at the ready for festivities in the East End and all over the Island. The buzz of excitement is palpable.
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Two charity volunteers with a combined service of more than 120 years have been recognised for their outstanding service.
Jean Howes and Abuwi Rasool, who were founding members of the Beacon Club, a forerunner of the Bermuda Society for the Blind, an...
David Bascome is on a mission to create a sports school for women in Bermuda.
The former professional footballer said the idea evolved from meeting with Naquita Robinson, the coach of the Bermuda women’s team.
The B Pro Sports School”will be more tha...
I am sure you have all heard the recent statistic that 74.6 per cent of our population is overweight or obese.
That has major implications when it comes to the risk of disease, quality of life and the viability of health insurance benefits.
Althoug...
More must be done to address the growing issue of obesity and diabetes, according to local endocrinologist Annabel Fountain.
A recent study found that almost three-quarters of participants were overweight or obese, while 42 per cent of adults reporte...
DATE: Jul 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s “best and brightest” debaters are heading to Singapore to compete in the World School Debate Championship 2015.
Education Minister Wayne Scott congratulated Bermuda’s participants — Lucien Anderson, a recent graduate of the Berkeley Institu...
DATE: Jul 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
Bermuda’s Brazilian Football School, after an invitation of Audacia Centre of Excellence (ADC), is running a three-day football camp in Dayton, Ohio.
The camp is based on offering outreach to youth from conflict regions in Africa, who have been rese...
DATE: Jul 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Football | AUTHOR: Lawrence Trott
Mother-of-four Janae Armstrong felt “lost” while trying to find work, but was able to land a position as HR Administrative Assistant at the Department of Education.
Hers was just one of three success stories highlighted by the Department of Workforce...
DATE: Jul 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Crown and Anchor app has been launched by Nova, the software consulting and engineering company.
Searchable on the app store under “C&A Royal” the application is part of a training and mentoring initiative between their senior staff and a Bermudian...
Today, there are Bermudians who work 40 hours a week or more and are taking home less than $2,000 a month after taxes, pension and health insurance are deducted. More than half their monthly income is spent on just keeping a roof over their heads.
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