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...
March 13, 2014
Dear Sir,
In case ten thousand other people don’t respond, I thought it necessary to ask your letter writer ‘Anonymous’, (these drivers don’t care about lives) what the colour of these two driver’s skin has to do with their vehicle’s c...
DATE: Mar 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
Bermuda’s Child Development Programme has been lauded by Junior Education Minister Leah Scott, pointing to the recent launch of the Red Flags Guide which will become an important tool to be used in the Island’s public schools.
“This guide will be uti...
Schoolchildren are being made aware of their legal rights through a handbook released by the Centre of Justice.
Junior Education Minister Leah Scott told the House of Assembly this morning that the book, entitled “Know the Law, Know your rights: A yo...
