Autism has become a public health crisis, affecting one percent of the world population according to Bermuda Autism Support and Education (BASE)
Speaking to the Hamilton Rotary on Tuesday, Autism Consultant Susannah Cole said that worldwide, around 6...
DATE: Mar 03, 2012 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s seniors gained little in Premier Paula Cox’s Budget for the coming fiscal year.
So believes former Bermuda Council on Ageing head Marian Sherratt.
She said she agreed with the rollback announced by the Premier on land tax and vehicle licenc...
DATE: Mar 03, 2012 | CATEGORY: Budget | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Cash from the Education budget will be awarded more carefully to educational groups to stamp out abuse of Government’s grants system, the Ministry has announced.
Nearly $1 million will be allocated via a new fee for service model, following complaint...
DATE: Mar 02, 2012 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Tim Smith
So I ran into a guy last weekend who had just come to Bermuda, has high net worth, has clients with even higher net worth, and is here to consider bringing business to Bermuda.
The dude, who is a guest worker in my country, was at a local nightclub s...
The Bermuda Insurance Management Association (BIMA) have voted in a new slate of officers, as outgoing president Thomas McMahon warned of a changing business and regulatory environment.
BIMA members heard state of the market speeches from key industr...
HSBC Bank Bermuda Ltd made net income of $152 million, the bank revealed yesterday.
Although that was down 38 percent from 2010, the underlying performance, which strips out the impact of parts of the business being sold off, showed a three percent i...
The Opposition yesterday renewed its call for an independent standards board for schools, as it accused Government of squandering the chance to radically improve public education.
Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards, in his reply to the Budget, said...
DATE: Mar 02, 2012 | CATEGORY: Budget | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
Bermuda is often a hotbed of scientific activity, and the Island was recently visited by the French research schooner, Tara.
Tara Expeditions is a two-year, round the world journey to provide samples and data to the scientific community worldwide and...
Students are being encouraged to give a voice to an environmental issue they feel is important to the Island.
Bermuda National Trust (BNT), in partnership with Greenrock, has announced the 2012 Earth Day Student Video Competition to celebrate the glo...
Pharmacist Kiran Shah is convinced he choose the right career for himself and now he hopes to give young Bermudians a helping hand down the same path.
Father-of-two Mr Shah and his wife Lauren have launched a $4,000 annual scholarship for local stude...
DATE: Mar 01, 2012 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
