Shadow Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell claimed last night that his counterpart in Government put a “gloss” and a “spin” this week on the 2011 visitor arrival figures.
Tourism Minister Wayne Furbert reported on Monday that Bermuda recorded the second...
DATE: Feb 18, 2012 | CATEGORY: Tourism | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief yesterday defended Government’s handling of a controversial land policy in Parliament yesterday.
Mr Perinchief faced robust questioning from Opposition figures shortly after announcing the key changes.
But ...
A Black History Month salute was accorded three accomplished Bermudians by the Golden Elite Seniors Club of Allen Temple AME Church, Somerset at their monthly luncheon on Monday.
Singled out were Dr Ada Naomi Nyabongo, Nurse Moira Tucker Cann, and Ma...
Leonardo Mouwen, skills coach for Manchester City, believes there’s an exceptional amount of talent in Bermuda but wants to see them stop trying to imitate the players they see on television.
Mouwen was one of seven college and academy coaches, from ...
Patient satisfaction with acute care services at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital rose last year, according to figures released yesterday.
A survey carried out on behalf of Bermuda Hospitals Board (BHB) found that levels of satisfaction increased in...
DATE: Feb 17, 2012 | CATEGORY: Health | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
The Education Ministry has granted 22 exemptions to unlicensed teachers, allowing them to fill vacancies in the public school system.
Seventeen exemptions were announced in the House of Assembly last week by Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith.
Sh...
DATE: Feb 17, 2012 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Government has acknowledged that the civil servants’ pension scheme is unsustainable and plans a review.
And it expected that the review would take place during a one-year freeze of the scheme.
This is revealed in the answers to 25 questions put to P...
Christians worldwide will eat pancakes in celebration of Shrove Tuesday next week.
People started making pancakes on Shrove Tuesday the day before the beginning of Lent hundreds of years ago.
The idea was to use up ingredients such as eggs and sugar ...
Convicted gunman Noet Barnett was left devastated as a young boy when his father, Stanley Barnett, was killed in a street fight. He was later failed by the education system, according to child welfare campaigner Sheelagh Cooper. This is the heartfelt...
The economy, education and crime are “the three pillars of concern” for the Bermudian electorate, One Bermuda Alliance leader Craig Cannonier told a public forum.
“People are telling us they’re confused by what’s going on, and the latest has been the...
DATE: Feb 16, 2012 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
