Former Premier Alex Scott has warned that Budget cuts should not hit the most vulnerable people in Bermuda.
And he said savings could be made through more efficient Government — rather than through large-scale job losses or privatisation.
He added th...
DATE: Feb 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Economy | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Applying to university or college can be a daunting task. Knowing the lingo can help. Below is a glossary of terms that you may encounter as you get started in this exciting process.
The following words are used in more than one country:
Common Appli...
Shadow Finance Minister David Burt is calling on Government to “bring forward sensible and balanced proposals” in its second Budget tomorrow.
Mr Burt also cautioned Finance Minister Bob Richards not to “give into the demands” of business bosses who h...
DATE: Feb 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Gareth Finighan
Supermarkets have not tampered with their prices since boosting their discounts, according to a monitoring exercise by the Department of Consumer Affairs.
The one-year concession started on December 4, 2013 for Lindo’s, MarketPlace and Supermart — al...
DATE: Feb 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Gang recruitment has been “undermined and is ripe for replacement”, according to the social charity Family Centre. But many residents continue to struggle to meet ends meet.
Executive director Martha Dismont also told the Hamilton Rotary Club that th...
DATE: Feb 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
An insurance company has pledged to make sure a speech-impaired toddler gets the medical help she needs — after the child’s mother was made redundant twice in the past year.
Single mother Alvina Brangman had begun fundraising to ensure her two-year-o...
DATE: Feb 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
Professional jazz trumpeter Derrick Gardner will perform alongside local artists and students as part of the annual Warwick Academy Jazz Fundraising Gala Dinner and Dance.
Funds raised by the March 1 event will go towards the maintenance of the music...
DATE: Feb 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Arts & Entertainment | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Somersfield Academy will be celebrating Montessori Week next Thursday with “An introduction to Montessori”.
Between 6pm and 7.30pm, the school will be extolling the benefits of a Montessori education, introducing parents to both the system and their ...
A 65-year-old farmer and carriage driver who claimed he was driven to import cannabis out of financial desperation sobbed in court as he was jailed for six years for smuggling the drug in his farming supplies.
Howard Charles, of Southcourt Avenue, Pa...
DATE: Feb 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Court | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
On a blustery morning at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences a Northlands Primary student leaned over a tank and chortled: “I caught a big mama!”
He pulled up a lion fish and proudly showed it to his classmates. Some of them gnashed their teeth i...
DATE: Feb 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jessie Moniz Hardy
