We take time out this week to pay tribute to one of Bermuda’s outstanding educators Martha Alvira Francis, B.A. (Queen’s University), J.P.
She passed away peacefully in her sleep early on Thursday morning after a short illness in King Edward Hospital...
Businesses that put solar-generated electricity into the Belco grid are finally to be paid for their power.
Belco CEO Walter Higgins yesterday revealed that the firm’s proposal to the Energy Commission to set up a temporary pay back scheme had been a...
DATE: Aug 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local Business | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Which act do you think does more damage to future generations of Bermudians?
(A) Giving Permanent Resident Certificate holders the right to vote via the granting of Bermuda status
Or (B) Giving students a substandard education via the calling of unne...
Education Minister Grant Gibbons praised the dedication and inspiring influence of educators as he met a group of new teachers.
He spoke out as he opened the Department of Education’s New Teacher Orientation in St David’s.
The two-day programme for 3...
A top TV company has signed up with the Bermuda Stock Exchange.
And California-based ClearTV said its presence on the Island could lead to local link-ups, as well as boosting Bermuda’s image as a place to list a business.
ClearTV chief operating offi...
DATE: Aug 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Bermuda Stock Exchange | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Play is not only a child’s inalienable right – it also influences physical, socio-emotional and cognitive development. The right to play is protected in Article 31 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, as well as the right to sport, which is ...
Students at Warwick Academy have achieved high grades in their IGCSE qualifications.
The school has reported a 99.7 percent pass rate in the exams, with principal Maggie McCorkell noting that there were some “exceptional individual successes”, includ...
Bailey’s Bay are making a financial investment in their top young cricketers with the announcement this week that seven club players will receive a combined $10,000 in funds to attend school in England and the United States.
Terryn Fray, Tre Manders...
DATE: Aug 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Cricket | AUTHOR: Lawrence Trott
If you ever wondered who the people behind the Bermuda Tourism Authority are, and what they do, wonder no more. In a series of articles the BTA will throw the spotlight on their staff members — This week, In The Spotlight talks to Keitha Malcolm-Trot...
DATE: Aug 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
Banking giant HSBC yesterday celebrated ten years in Bermuda with a massive $500,000 donation to education.
HSBC donated $250,000 to the Reading Clinic and a further $250,000 to charity Knowledge Quest, which helps students struggling to pay for thei...
DATE: Aug 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
