“Our romance with cars, begun with enthusiasm more than 100 years ago, has in fact become a very troubled entanglement. Today's relationship with the automobile inflicts upon us pollution, noise, congestion, sprawl, big expenses, injury, and even dea...
The number of women telling hospital staff they had been sexually assaulted increased by 50 percent in the course of a year, and more than half the victims were younger than 18.
The news comes in statistics released by the Women’s Resource Centre to ...
On Friday, February 24th, 2012 at 1.15pm, everyone was overwhelmed with excitement at Paget Primary School.
The students, teachers, and parents were getting ready to go and pick up trash.
We picked up trash to perform community service and to “Keep B...
We must do more to prevent violence
Dear Sir,
I am concerned about the level of gang violence among the youth of Bermuda. I strongly believe that it has a big impact on the youth, their families, and the whole society. Where does this all start and w...
One person in every 110 worldwide is affected by autism, regardless of race, religion, socio-economic status or geography.
That fact was noted by Education Minister Dame Jenifer Smith as she read an official proclamation to celebrate World Autism Day...
DATE: Apr 04, 2012 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
What would happen if Bermuda, on the issue of marital equality (previously called same-sex marriage), decided to catch up with the rest of the world and conducted a nationwide referendum on it?
What would the voting be?
I ask because in Maryland, US...
Crime emerged as a key discussion point among Devonshire South Central constituents at a meeting organised by the One Bermuda Alliance last night.
Led by area MP OBA Leader Craig Cannonier, the meeting, at Peace Lutheran Church, attracted about 100, ...
Premier Paula Cox has been awarded the 2012 Woman of Great Esteem “Emerald Award of Excellence”.
She received the award at a ceremony in Brooklyn Botanical Garden in New York on Saturday, according to a press release from Government.
She joined Mr Le...
A “new force in education” has been created by the merger of two groups.
That was the assertion of Bermuda Education Network (BEN) director Becky Ausenda, announcing the group’s link-up with the Leaders in Field Education (LIFE) to form a new associa...
DATE: Apr 03, 2012 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Two Bermudians at Ace are living proof that one of the Island’s most prestigious scholarships does more than just pay for tuition. Now they’re encouraging more young Bermudians to apply for the scholarship that helped kick start their careers.
Krist...
