Christmas is a time for introspection, thanksgiving and making resolutions for the New Year. But this year many will be feeling like the Grinch because their employment situation is not good. Thousands are out of work and many who are employed earn l...
Until Barbara Thomas met charity worker Monica Sanders at a US conference, walking up to a homeless person and having a chat was unthinkable.
“At the conference, we had to do an activity so we chose to feed the homeless,” said Ms Thomas.
“I saw that...
The Island’s economy is now top of voter concerns, a survey shows, with three quarters of residents also saying they are cutting back on their Christmas spending for this year.
The poll, conducted by Mindmaps on behalf of The Royal Gazette, shows mor...
DATE: Dec 19, 2011 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
This was penned by Leopold Kuchler, father of shooting victim Renee Kuchler, as an open letter to the Parliamentary Joint Select Committee on the causes of violent crime and gun violence in Bermuda:
16 December 2011
Dear Sir,
I would like to take thi...
DATE: Dec 19, 2011 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
It is also the time of year that Kuni Frith-Black, as executive director of the Bermuda Diabetes Association, steps up her efforts to get locals to pay attention to what they are eating and how much.
With one in four people in Bermuda either having ...
Alexander Lawrence Monk
March 14, 1970-November 5, 2011
Alex was born on March 4, 1970 at KEMH - approximately two months premature. One result of this was that he suffered from restricted peripheral vision, cataracts and nearsightedness. While he wa...
I urge any Bermudian who is concerned about crime to read the Joint Select Committee report on the causes of violent crime and gun violence.
It is a thoughtful, compassionate study conducted in the midst of a crime crisis that has shaken the foundati...
It’s not every day that students can promote change within their school or share ideas with the Country’s leader all while wearing a crown but two young people are gearing up to do just that.
Shakaila Tankard, 17, and Khaivon Castro, 18, were named ...
Expressing surprise that Bermuda’s carbon emissions are twice the world average, Senators pledged support for Government’s Energy White Paper with Opposition Senators questioning the cost of some of the document’s aims.
As Bermuda explores alternativ...
DATE: Dec 17, 2011 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
The organisers of the final Ross “Blackie” Talbot charity classic golf tournament hope to raise $400,000 for 13 worthy causes.
The event heads into its 20th and final year in 2012.
Chairman of the organising committee Clement Talbot announced that th...
