A group set up to look at reforming the law on marijuana plans to recommend a phased approach to legalisation.
The Cannabis Reform Collaborative (CRC) is likely to back the use of medical marijuana and decriminalisation of the drug, followed by a pha...
DATE: Mar 25, 2014 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Young law student encourages young people to pursue their dreams
By Cooper Stevenson
Young Bermudians need to learn how to be creators, not consumers.
That was the message from 18-year-old law student, Eron Hill, at the Alpha Phi Alpha symposium last...
The building of a resort at Morgan’s Point, starting with a “boutique” 84-room hotel, has won bipartisan support with the approval of a fresh land agreement for the West End property.
Developer Craig Christensen called the passage of the Morgan’s Poi...
DATE: Mar 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Tourism | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
A reluctant Aleksander Doba bid Bermuda farewell yesterday as he and the Spirit of Bermuda — carrying the 67 year-old Polish adventurer’s 1,300lb kayak, named Olo — began sailing 335 miles south of the Island, where Mr Doba will resume his trans-Atla...
March 19, 2014
Dear Sir,
The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) has reported that “Three quarters of the world’s major conflicts have a cultural dimension”. (www.unaoc.org)
A little extreme I thought on first reading but the more I pon...
DATE: Mar 24, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
Butterfield Bank has partnered with Bermuda College to provide internships for seven college students who are studying or interested in business.
From February through April 25, Shanteala Looby, Brittani Place, Kneiko Richardson, Julia Judd, Kentrell...
The Bermuda Foundation for Insurance Studies offering 16 places for the BFIS ‘Intro-to-Insurance’ summer intern programmes in Bermuda, Atlanta, Chicago or London — and the application deadline of March 29 is fast approaching.
“An educational experien...
Bermuda Industrial Union head Chris Furbert will remain President of the organisation after being returned unopposed for a third term.
Mr Furbert got the backing of the membership following a Quadrennial Delegates Conference last week.
The BIU has be...
DATE: Mar 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Gareth Finighan
March 17, 2014
Dear Sir,
I was shocked and saddened to see on the front page of The Royal Gazette today, an assassination of a man’s character and work performance.
Surely these matters should be worked out in committee meetings and not for all to se...
DATE: Mar 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
When Andre and Shiquita Carr learned there was a higher risk their second child would be born with Down syndrome, the first thing they did was get to researching.
The statistics they uncovered were startling.
Nearly 90 percent of people who learn the...
