The plight of Bermuda’s young black males was debated at length by politicians in the House of Assembly yesterday.
The debate came during a motion on Government’s efforts to implement the recommendations of the Mincy Report.
The report, handed to Gov...
DATE: Jul 26, 2011 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Governor Sir Richard Gozney says he takes heart from 11 guilty verdicts in the past year as Bermuda attempts to get to grips with soaring gun violence.
And Sir Richard is hopeful the solution to the Island’s ‘horrendous’ gang troubles can emerge from...
DATE: Jul 26, 2011 | CATEGORY: Crime | AUTHOR: Tim Smith
Government will create a Bermuda Technical Institute for the 21st Century through its Jobs Corps programme, Community Development Minister Michael Weeks said yesterday.
And Mr Weeks revealed a series of adverts promoting the value of ‘working with yo...
DATE: Jul 26, 2011 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Tim Smith
An essay on the issues facing Bermuda’s tourism industry and the challenges that needed to be addressed was enough to land Kenisha Pough a place at prestigious New York public relations firm Lou Hammond & Associates.
Having sent in her CV and the 1,0...
Satisfaction with the police has risen “significantly”, according to the Minister of National Security Wayne Perinchief.
Mr Perinchief was speaking in the House of Assembly this morning where he read an overview of the results of the 2011 Public Perc...
Minister of National Security Wayne Perinchief today welcomed an in-depth report on crime in Bermuda by the Parliamentary Joint Select Committee on the Causes of Violent Crime and Gun Violence.
He said: "During the year that the Committee took to co...
July 18, 2011
Dear Sir,
The PLP loves to label anyone as “alarmist” if they criticise their government’s running of the economy, the rising crime on this island, declining tourism, or the failure of the education system. Yes Mr Editor, I believe we...
DATE: Jul 25, 2011 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
The Opposition tried to highlight the plight of Bermuda’s seniors while Government argued it is doing its best to help them during a stormy debate in the House of Assembly.
Shadow Minister for Seniors and Social Assistance Louise Jackson kicked off p...
DATE: Jul 25, 2011 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Former Cabinet Secretary Marc Telemaque yesterday hit back at criticism of the controversial emissions testing programme, saying much of the extra cash spent on the project was supported by the House of Assembly.
Mr Telemaque has been in the spotligh...
DATE: Jul 25, 2011 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Tim Smith
A street festival was hosted in North Hamilton to celebrate Emancipation Day yesterday.
The free event, organised by the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs, was designed to give people a better understanding of the Island's rich black herit...
