Bermuda Institute student Vashon Williams has been declared the winner of the 2011 Alpha Beautillion, earning a $5,000 bursary award.
The 17-year-old student association president beat out five other finalists after taking part in a six-month program...
DATE: Jun 28, 2011 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Progressive Labour Party MP Wayne Furbert is going back to school to do a doctoral degree in international business and finance.
Mr Furbert says he’s fulfilling a lifelong dream to pursue higher learning, and is doing it by e-learning to maintain his...
DATE: Jun 28, 2011 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Tim Smith
A former NASA bio-technologist and an engineer are joining forces to teach Bermudian youngsters the ins and outs of robotics and other exciting technologies.
Teresa Harper and Baljit Saini are encouraging young people aged seven to 18 to take part i...
Government Senator LaVerne Furbert says it’s “just amazing” the Opposition party claims to know about the concerns of workers.
Ms Furbert told the Senate she had to question the articles in The Royal Gazette about the One Bermuda Alliance and the Ber...
An anti-racism group wants to see better statistics collected and reported in Bermuda to help tackle the Island’s ills.
Lynne Winfield, president of Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda (CURB), says current, concrete information on poverty, crime, ed...
DATE: Jun 27, 2011 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
Public school students are taking part in at least 90 minutes of gym or sports activities every week, according to the Department of Education. Released in response to questions by Shadow Education Minister Dr Grant Gibbons, students in the Island’s ...
DATE: Jun 27, 2011 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Schools are key when it comes to directly influencing the health of our future generations, according to Health Minister Zane DeSilva.
Mr DeSilva has made a ministerial statement to the House of Assembly highlighting the need for coordinated health p...
Students need to provide leadership to fellow young people to keep them on the right path, according to Bermudian motivational speaker Dennis Rahiim Watson.
Making a keynote address to the Student Colloquium on Sustainable Development, Mr Watson warn...
DATE: Jun 27, 2011 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Senator Jonathan Smith has urged people to “wake up” if they don’t think the police are doing enough to tackle gun crime.
The Junior Minister of National Security said Government was working closely with the police by taking a “clear, methodical appr...
Opposition MPs urged Government to rethink a $250 charge for every yacht passenger or crew member who wants to stay in Bermuda longer than three weeks.
Yachts can now dock here for up to three months as opposed to just 21 days but must pay the fee fo...
DATE: Jun 27, 2011 | CATEGORY: Tourism | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
