Groundbreaking for hotel redevelopment at Ariel Sands — plus a pledge for “open and inclusive” government — were among the topics in a post-Throne Speech press conference by Michael Dunkley and his Cabinet this afternoon.
The Premier said there was ...
DATE: Nov 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
In the increasingly competitive field of education, Saltus Grammar School recognised the need for world-class professional development for their faculty. Their teachers, both Bermudian and expatriate, needed opportunities to develop their skills thro...
Bermuda’s power firms are to come under the control of the Regulatory Authority in an attempt to boost competition and promote alternative energy sources.
The change was signalled in the Throne Speech, delivered by Governor George Fergusson yesterday...
DATE: Nov 08, 2014 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Government has responded to parents’ calls to be afforded great involvement in education reforms, according to the latest Throne Speech, which promised to give them a Parental Involvement Committee.
The speech said public school staff would move forw...
DATE: Nov 08, 2014 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
The Island faces “an economic storm that poses a grim threat to Bermuda’s way of life”, Governor George Fergusson told a packed Senate chamber yesterday, in a speech replete with references to job growth and reining in the public purse.
However, the ...
The overbearing atmosphere caused by the thundery weather was not reflected in the opening of Parliament yesterday morning as Ministers shared lighthearted jokes and banter.
Kim Wilson, the Shadow Minister of Health, was one of the first to arrive i...
DATE: Nov 08, 2014 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
Dear Dave
My daughter is a freshman in college, but I didn’t save for her education. My parents said it was my job to pay for my college, and that’s what I’ve told her. She’s going to have about $12,000 in student loan debt after her first year. How...
How is Bermuda doing this morning?
Today, Moneywise keeping things light, given that so many have spent time, money, physical and mental energy cleaning up after two hurricanes back to back.
Readers often ask me where do I get my ideas. How can I po...
The Bermuda High School for Girls is now the Island’s only school to be accredited by the Council of International Schools, BHS announced this morning.
It comes after an evaluation of the school’s ethos, faculty and governance by the Council — a glob...
DATE: Nov 08, 2014 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
The Island will listen this morning as the One Bermuda Alliance outlines its plans for the coming Parliamentary year.
The Royal Gazette took to the streets of Hamilton yesterday to ask residents what they wanted to hear from Government, and what they...
DATE: Nov 07, 2014 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
