David Kendell has been appointed Director of the Department of Health.
David Kendell, the former Chief Environmental Health Officer, is the first to occupy the post, which was created last year after a reshuffle in departmental responsibilities.
“I l...
DATE: Jun 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The Bermuda Foundation for Insurance Studies offers internships both in Bermuda and in insurance centres overseas each year so that young people who are interested in a career in the insurance industry can learn more about it.
Below are blog entries...
Two US surgeons are to speak at a special dinner for doctors in Bermuda.
Bermuda-born Dr Duane Pitt, president of the Desert Institute for Spine Disorder and the International Surgical Foundation in Arizona, and the Lahey Clinic of Massachusetts’ Dr ...
DATE: Jun 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Health | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
A group of islanders will fly the flag for Bermuda at the WorldPride festival in Toronto this month.
Organisers estimate that 1.5 million visitors from across the globe will attend the ten-day event, which culminates in a giant parade on June 29.
At ...
It’s a time for celebration, at least for the ladies of the Bermuda chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
Today marks the organisation’s 25th year of service to Bermuda, after being chartered on June 9, 1989.
Since then the organisation has pride...
Bermuda has been branded a “notorious tax haven” by a new report on the use of offshore financial centres by US corporations aiming to cut their US tax bill.
The report, prepared by Richard Phillips and Steve Wamhoff of Citizens for Tax Justice and ...
DATE: Jun 09, 2014 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: David Fox, Business Editor
After losing her job two years ago as radio personality ‘Miss Thang’, Kristy Burgess had reached her breaking point.
For eight years the job had given her a platform to inspire listeners and help the community through gift-giving schemes like her Ch...
There’s no taking short cuts with American artist Jana Matusz. All of her work is done en plein air — outdoors. She never works from a photograph, and she likes to do everything in one sitting and rarely goes back for touch-ups.
Miss Matusz, who is...
The eagerly anticipated World Cup will be upon us in a few days when the month-long tournament kicks off on Thursday in Brazil.
Fans around the world will be watching and following the progress of their teams as the tournament moves into high gear wi...
DATE: Jun 07, 2014 | CATEGORY: Opinion Writer | AUTHOR: Clyde Best
If you’re socially introverted, a night of glamorous, black tie socialising is probably about as appealing as dental surgery without anaesthetic. You’ve probably grumbled, more than once, that you would gladly pay someone to let you NOT go to the par...
DATE: Jun 06, 2014 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jessie Moniz Hardy
