Tougher rules for Government aid have been given a cautious assessment by the Island’s social agencies.
The stricter measures for both Financial Assistance and Child Day Care will see Government requiring certain clients to take “mandatory life skill...
DATE: Feb 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Need a personal trainer but having trouble finding the one that fits into your exercise schedule?
Jeremy Smith might just be the answer to your needs.
His online fitness mentoring and coaching programme JS Health Consulting is cheaper than one-on-one...
Three Bermuda teenagers recently made their mark at the World Schools Debating Championship in Antalya, Turkey.
Nicholas Pell, 16, Jashonae Smith, 16, and William Campbell, 14, took on seven other nations at the annual competition last month.
The thr...
DATE: Feb 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government must act quickly on its Throne Speech pledge to add technical skills to the school curriculum, the Bermuda Education Network believes.
The One Bermuda Alliance promised on Friday that it would “introduce an integrated technical curriculum ...
DATE: Feb 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
An ambitious legislative agenda was laid out yesterday as Governor George Fergusson read the first One Bermuda Alliance Government Throne Speech.
Pledges focused on tackling violent crime and rebuilding the economy.
“A key principle embedded in this ...
DATE: Feb 09, 2013 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Tim Smith
A slate of new Senators were formally sworn in yesterday with six new faces seated around the round table.
Joining the ranks of the Government team in the Upper House were Education Minister Nalton Brangman, Senators Lynne Woolridge, Alexis Swan and ...
It was not so much what was said, it was the order in which it was said that was instructive.
Jobs, debt, jobs, small business, entrepreneurs, jobs. That was the first seven pages, then came tourism and then crime. Hitting all the right buttons early...
Government is to act swiftly to fix the economy, and has pledged to cut red tape and streamline avenues for job creation and business development.
It intends to work closely with the private sector to create a more welcoming environment for local and...
DATE: Feb 09, 2013 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Scott Neil
More police tackling gun crime and the help of the private sector to turn around Bermuda’s financial woes were key planks in the One Bermuda Alliance’s first Throne Speech today.
A ban on discrimination based on sexual orientation and age was also pl...
DATE: Feb 08, 2013 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Tim Smith
Madame President and Members of the Senate
Mr. Speaker and Members of the House of Assembly
The Government which was elected on 17 December 2012 is committed to bringing
about safer neighbourhoods and streets and freedom from the violence that blight...
