A group of 20 middle school teachers have completed leadership training as part of a programme to raise professional standards within the Island’s public schools.
Education Minister Grant Gibbons said that improving teaching and learning in the class...
Bermuda is on display this week to hundreds of visiting professionals in the global captive insurance market, many of whom have brought their families to enjoy the Island while they are getting down to business at the Bermuda Captive Conference at th...
DATE: Jun 02, 2014 | CATEGORY: Reinsurance | AUTHOR: David Fox, Business Editor
Government has no plans to legalise marijuana, claiming that “it is wrong to yield to a more permissive attitude socially without due regard to the social, economic and health consequences”.
But under planned reforms of cannabis laws, police could be...
DATE: May 31, 2014 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Gareth Finighan
A debate on reforming cannabis laws dominated proceedings in the House of Assembly.
Premier Michael Dunkley launched an eight-hour discussion by stating: “The debate is one that joins Bermuda with many other countries who have wrestled with the issue...
Kickboxers are usually known as tough guys who do not pull their punches.
But members of the Bermuda Sanshou Association, in conjunction with All 4 Fun, the party rental company, have shown their softer side by donating money to the family of Devrae ...
DATE: May 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Colin Thompson
Warwick Academy is preparing to introduce a new “Reception Year” for students as young as four years old.
Principal Maggie McCorkell said the initiative is hoped to be up and running by September 2015, and will offer youngsters a sound foundation for...
Reform of Bermuda’s laws on cannabis will today be debated in the House of Assembly.
Government Whip Cole Simons said: “I think it will be a long debate because it’s a topical issue and, as we look at other jurisdictions, they are certainly examining...
DATE: May 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The Association of Bermuda International Companies (ABIC) celebrated the success of its 35-plus year scholarship programme by highlighting some of its past awardees.
Ace Bermuda CEO Rees Fletcher, a 1980s scholar said: “As a past recipient of an ABIC...
The eBusiness Expo was billed as a success, by the most important attendees — the entrepreneurs at whom it was aimed.
Those in varying phases of developing their own businesses found useful the afternoon event held at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess y...
DATE: May 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local Business | AUTHOR: David Fox, Business Editor
On the eve of one of the world’s largest gatherings of captive insurance professionals — the Bermuda Captive Conference (BCC) — organisers have been dealt a huge bonus. The Conference begins on Monday at the Fairmont Southampton Resort.
The anticipat...
DATE: May 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: David Fox, Business Editor
