Dear Sir,
MP Leah Scott recently commented on ZBM News on the loss of old-fashioned values which were once prevalent within the black community. I could empathise with her comments because 30 years ago, in the Eighties — yes, that long ago — when I r...
DATE: Dec 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
Richard Dudley Spurling and his wife, Jane Youngblood Spurling, have been awarded Queen’s Certificates in the Queen’s annual New Year’s Honours list.
They were honoured for their service to Bermuda — Mr Spurling for his work in St George’s and St Dav...
DATE: Dec 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Edmeiko Butterfield is living proof of what can happen when God transforms your life.
As a young person he struggled with his grades and believed he was “dumb”. It got so bad, he was told he wouldn’t graduate from high school unless he repeated a ye...
Bermuda’s needy population continues to rise despite a number of donors, according to the social agency Family Centre.
Executive director Martha Dismont said that “the picture is not a pretty one” for families in difficult straits.
She added that th...
DATE: Dec 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Holidays are for happiness. There you are in the aftermath, sitting amid the remnants of wrappings, fading but still twinkling lights, wonderful food, and memories of Christmas. You may have acquired things you don’t need, given things that others di...
The Royal Gazette’s Christmas Short Story Contest has been running now for over half a century. Through the years writers of all ages have sent in their stories so that now the contest is without a doubt a great tradition.
In fact a number of writer...
Anyone who has played sports at any level knows that the key to success is to work on your weaknesses in practice and to play to your strengths and minimise your flaws in competition.
The last Recruiting and Retention column was practice — detailing...
A fundraiser has been started for the family of a Bermudian man who died suddenly in the US.
Luis DaPonte Jr died of a brain aneurysm in March. He was 51.
The former Cable & Wireless employee left the Island in 1991 but frequently returned to visit h...
Bermuda’s young rugby players will run off some of their Christmas turkey this weekend with a sevens tournament at the National Sports Centre.
The event will be used as a fundraiser to help send a Bermuda College Barbarians side, and a Bermuda High S...
More than 100 students have been celebrated at CedarBridge Academy’s prize-giving ceremony.
The event, at Ruth Seaton James Auditorium, recognised youngsters in S2, S3 and S4 for their efforts, including earning grades of A or B on international exam...
