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
Dear Dr Nekia,
Last week you said that men name their private parts to identify with that uncontrollable part of their bodies. But what about couples who do the same as a fun part of foreplay? Do they do that because they are also insecure and need t...
A working group has been assigned to “frame terms of reference that will guide the process for developing recommendations regarding school reorganisation and possible closure”, Minister of Education Wayne Scott told the House of Assembly on Friday.
T...
A unique programme that gives public schoolchildren an opportunity to experience the wonders of the ocean has returned for a third year.
“Kids on the Reef is all about taking kids outside their comfort zones, giving them the tools they need to be co...
The Whitney Institute Middle School was the scene of a bomb scare this morning.
According to a police statement, first responders attended a report of a burglary at 8.04am at the school, when someone made a threat that a bomb was on the premises.
Th...
DATE: Jun 01, 2015 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Rebecca Zuill
People love to throw around numbers when they talk about retirement. How many times have you heard that 52 per cent of Americans have only $10,000 saved for retirement? Or that 33 per cent of workers are putting off retirement until after age 65, and...
A barren plot of land is all that remains where a sumptuous crop of tomatoes were being cultivated by students in their garden at the Centre for Student Advancement in Devonshire.
The vegetables are believed to have been stolen sometime over the Berm...
DATE: May 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Colin Thompson
A model sailboat that washed up on the rocks in Devondale last week travelled more than 1,000 miles from Maine, United States, where schoolchildren had released it into the ocean with an exciting message.
Michael and Anne Sousa found the little fibr...
DATE: May 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
The deadline to nominate members of the community for the Queen’s Certificate and Badge of Honour is 5pm today.
Typical categories and achievements include enhancing Bermuda’s reputation, long-term voluntary service, innovation and entrepreneurship, ...
DATE: May 29, 2015 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
