Wayne Scott’s comments upon receiving the role of Education Minister this afternoon are given in full here.
“It is with great humility and commitment that I accept this role, which is critical to the future success of our country.
“When the Premier d...
Public schools in Bermuda are akin to those in third-world countries, according to the general secretary of the Bermuda Union of Teachers, Mike Charles.
An inadequate education budget, lack of continuity due to regularly changing Education Ministers,...
DATE: Jan 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
A quarter-century after opening its doors for the first time, Family Centre is still working hard to support the Island’s young people and to address social concerns.
Speaking to the Hamilton Rotary Club about the charity’s 25th anniversary, Family C...
DATE: Jan 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Minister for Transport Shawn Crockwell’s remarks on road safety in Bermuda:
Good afternoon and thank you for coming.
Let me start by offering my sincere condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Mr Richard Thomas, our latest road fatality...
Bermuda was yesterday ranked 12th for women in management positions in a worldwide survey of 108 countries.
The report by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) said the Island said women occupied 43.5 per cent of middle and senior management po...
DATE: Jan 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Businessman and jeweller Sayeed Ramadan, a war veteran and the father of Progressive Labour Party MP and Shadow Health Minister Kim Wilson, has died at the age of 78.
A tireless advocate for entrepreneurship and self sufficiency, Mr Ramadan prided hi...
DATE: Jan 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
A healthy obsession with technology, a good college education and a heavy dose of determination helped to land one young Bermudian a job at the multibillion-dollar empire known as Google.
James Tucker is now based in San Francisco, working in the ma...
DATE: Jan 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie, the chairman of Caricom, of which Bermuda is an associate member, has had talks with the Chinese President Xi Jinping on behalf of the organisation.
The meeting was held last Wednesday at the Great Hall of the P...
DATE: Jan 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Rebecca Zuill
It was once rare to see a black person travelling through parts of Asia or Eastern Europe.
Those who did were often viewed as curiosities themselves, stared at as much as the sights they had travelled to see.
However recent studies show that black gl...
The economy needs a “wholesale overhaul” and a plan the One Bermuda Alliance and the Progressive Labour Party can both get behind, according to Shadow Finance Minister David Burt.
The deputy leader of the PLP spoke out after figures showed unemploym...
