Dear Sir,
On December 5, the first anniversary of the death of Nelson Mandela was commemorated locally and abroad.
I wish to draw attention to the birth of what I will call Mandela’s defining moment of transformation: the launch of the military “Spe...
DATE: Dec 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
The Berkeley Institute has reported a 90 per cent pass rate for the IGCSE/GCSE exams.
More than 400 students sitting more than 800 exams in the last school year earned the results, which ranged from A* to G.
Berkeley — one of Bermuda’s two public se...
DATE: Dec 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Rebecca Zuill
The chief of a Bermuda-based business has been awarded a place in the Insurance Hall of Fame.
Now Stephen Catlin, CEO of Catlin Group, will be honoured at a gala dinner in New York next June hosted by the International Insurance Society (IIS) as part...
DATE: Dec 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Reinsurance | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Eight schools have received $30,000 each thanks to a reinsurance firm’s successful “Dollars for Hours” initiative.
The PartnerRe Ltd scheme pairs student volunteers with local charities on community projects across the Island.
The money is expected t...
Former Bermuda Premier Sir John Swan recently retired from the board of directors of The Standard Club, an international mutual insurance association owned by its shipowner members, after 37 years of service. The club insures shipowners, operators an...
Amendments to the Bermuda College Act have been passed in the Senate which include the provision for the college to borrow funds from government.
As a result of the amendment the Bermuda College Building Reserve Fund Act 1987 has been repealed.
Inde...
DATE: Dec 16, 2014 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
Legislation to introduce casino gaming to the Island was passed in the House of Assembly in the early hours of this morning.
The debate drew mixed reviews but was finally agreed upon with two mirno amendments at 1:45am after about ten hours of discus...
You don’t need cartoonist Peter Woolcock’s highly developed sense of the absurd to recognise the comic possibilities — and improbabilities — of Bermudian politics.
The House of Assembly has, of course, long been the setting for low farce as well as h...
DATE: Dec 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Editorials | AUTHOR: RG: In our Opinion
Janika Fields retuned to the Island last year with a college degree and high hopes.
She met with local advertising agencies — and even offered to work for free — but couldn’t find a job.
The 25-year-old was frustrated but then decided to create her...
I have to start this with a confession. I haven’t bought my kids salad spinners for Christmas. I have actually bought them American Girl dolls. I did my best to pretend they didn’t exist (the dolls, not my kids …) but Chloe is in P2. Six-year-olds ta...
