A series of think tanks aimed at cutting the cost of power is to be held in the New Year, Ascendant has revealed.
In a letter, Walter Higgins, CEO of the parent company of electricity firm Belco, said: “In the meantime. our company continues to devel...
DATE: Jan 05, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local Business | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A life at sea awaits maritime students Kristen Greene and Vernon Harrison, who are back home in Bermuda and enjoying their break from the rigours of the Warsash Maritime Academy in Britain.
Aged 21 and 22 respectively, the pair are done with the firs...
DATE: Jan 05, 2015 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
A new Minister of Education will be appointed in the coming weeks, Premier Michael Dunkley has revealed.
Dr Grant Gibbons will be relieved of the portfolio so that he can focus on preparations for the America’s Cup in 2017 as well as his role as Econ...
New laws will be introduced this year to improve road safety.
The announcement was made yesterday by Transport and Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell, after a series of recent road traffic accidents claimed the lives of three men.
“The end of 2014 and...
A sharper focus on identifying at-risk youngsters in school will help Bermuda to tackle the scourge of gun and gang crime.
This from Premier Michael Dunkley as he urged parents to take the lead in helping children to choose the right path.
“We have ...
About 60 students attended the Island’s first Hackathon yesterday to learn about computer coding and building their own websites.
The children, between the ages of 11 and 17, were able to construct the pages during a six-hour session, and some are av...
DATE: Jan 03, 2015 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
Looking to take your spiritual life to new heights in 2015?
A mission trip to Haiti could help with that.
Linda Adderley (née Rego), whose family is behind Feed My Lambs Ministry, is appealing for volunteers to help with an important project — repl...
A law student and athlete hurt in a crash on Tuesday morning has died as a result of his injuries.
Stephen Chioke Edwards, 19, was being treated at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital after a crash on South Road in Devonshire, near the junction with Ga...
DATE: Jan 02, 2015 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Former Premier Dame Jennifer Smith is going back to school — on a course for high-flyers at one of America’s top universities.
Dame Jennifer has been accepted on the prestigious year-long Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University and won a...
DATE: Dec 31, 2014 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Five of Somerset’s best young student athletes are the first recipients of the Clyde Best Scholarship Fund, each receiving $2,000 to assist with their studies abroad.
Cricketers Greg Maybury and Joshua Gilbert, footballers Jaz Ratteray-Smith and Ras...
DATE: Dec 31, 2014 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Lawrence Trott