Who is the most charming beau in Bermuda?
The Island will find out on Sunday at the Alpha Beautillion hosted by the Bermuda Chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
The six-month beautillion programme polishes up young men, ages 16 to 18, through w...
DATE: Jun 04, 2015 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jessie Moniz Hardy
M3 Community Project Fair
On Friday last week Somersfield Academy hosted its M3 Class of 2015 Community Project. The M3 Community Project focuses on community and service, encouraging students to explore their rights and responsibility to implement s...
By Becky Wright
I have a confession to make: I was once obsessed with my weight.
Every morning without fail, I would wake up, roll out of bed, stumble into the bathroom and before I’d even had a chance to gain proper consciousness, I’d step onto th...
Jennie Lightbourne comes from a line of pharmacists.
Despite strong urging from her father and grandfather, she wasn’t drawn to the profession.
Both were pharmacists who owned their own pharmacies in Ireland. Mrs Lightbourne took a different path.
“I...
After months searching for a job, Rajai Denbrook started cursing his drama degree.
The 24-year-old was newly married and unemployed.
He sent out tons of job applications, but there were few drama jobs available. Still, he was certain a job would com...
DATE: Jun 02, 2015 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jessie Moniz Hardy
A heartfelt address to Parliament by One Bermuda Alliance backbencher Leah Scott prompted comment this evening from the Progressive Labour Party.
An occasionally emotional Ms Scott pleaded for collaboration and for Members of Parliament to “listen to...
The Bermuda Olympic Association president Judy Simons has been appointed as a member of the International Olympic Committee’s Olympic Education Commission.
Simons joins 17 other members of the Education Commission, which is chaired by Philip Craven. ...
The achievements made by students in the first year of the middle school transformation plan will be celebrated in an exhibition being hosted by the Department of Education this Thursday.
Following an audit of the Island’s five middle schools last ye...
DATE: Jun 02, 2015 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
A new schedule for a national census has been approved after what were initially strenuous objections from the Opposition.
In a switch from the five-year schedule set in 2002, and last carried out for the 2010 census, the count is now left to the Pre...
DATE: Jun 01, 2015 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
The One Bermuda Alliance last night issued a statement of support for backbencher Leah Scott, who appeared to break with party ranks during Friday’s House of Assembly.
A spokesman said Bermuda’s people wanted their elected officials to work together,...
DATE: Jun 01, 2015 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell