Dear Mr Editor,
There are some in this country that would like for us to resign ourselves to the fact that there are rich and there are poor and, because of our current fiscal position, the Government is unable to address the alarming trend of the ri...
DATE: Jul 09, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
A Reply to Robert Stewart — On Welfare
While Mr Stewart’s first article focused rather generally on the question of “who pays” and the role of the state, his second article zeroed in on the question of welfare. He also raises the question of whether ...
DATE: Jul 09, 2015 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Starling
Five “well-deserving” young people received art grants towards higher education this morning, in a press conference held by Minister Patricia Gordon-Pamplin and the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs.
Ms Gordon-Pamplin, the Minister of Comm...
The sound of violins playing changed Shadaunte Tucker’s life.
“I was 15,” he said. “I awoke one morning in the summer and heard violins playing over the radio. I thought, ‘What’s that beautiful sound? I could be a violinist’.”
He took to the internet...
Bermudians should set their career aims high to avoid being made redundant by technology, the managing partner of recruitment and professional services firm Expertise has advised.
According to Doug Soares, the long-term trend in Bermuda’s job market...
Consumers paid 1.2 per cent more for goods and services in May than they did at the same time the previous year.
But the consumer price index dropped 0.2 per cent between April and May — despite an 8.5 per cent jump in the cost of healthcare.
Governm...
A Warwick Academy student who this week became one of only a few students worldwide to earn top marks in her International Baccalaureate has said that while she worked as hard as she could, she always made time to have fun.
Fiona Dobson, 17, achieve...
DATE: Jul 08, 2015 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
Business expert Nathan Kowalski has welcomed increased debate on the technological advances that are transforming the Island’s job market and economy.
“I am pleased that we are looking into this and it’s now part of the common lexicon,” said Mr Kow...
A Reply to Robert Stewart – The State within Capitalism
Mr Stewart paints quite a caricature of the operation of the State as regards taxation.
Despite his claims, the majority of the electorate fully understands that the State is funded primarily ...
DATE: Jul 08, 2015 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Starling
A new strategic direction lies ahead for the Reading Clinic, with the appointment of Glenn Faries as its new executive director.
Dr Faries, who succeeds Julie Dunstan as she steps down after six years in the post, aims to spearhead a public awareness...
DATE: Jul 08, 2015 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
