The unveiling of a memorial honouring a six-year-old who tragically died in 2003 brought her mother to tears yesterday.
Margret Moore said the plaque perfectly captured her daughter Tyaisha Cox’s smile something her family misses most.
“She was alwa...
Bermuda will be borrowing ideas from anti-gang initiatives in the United States as authorities try to get to grips with the Island's spiralling gun violence.
Methods championed by the Interagency Anti-Gang Task Force yesterday included Brooklyn's Sav...
DATE: Jun 10, 2011 | CATEGORY: Crime | AUTHOR: Tim Smith
The inflation rate hit 2.4 percent during April down from 2.5 percent in March driven by the rising cost of healthcare, according to the latest Government figures.
The Department of Statistics’ Consumer Price Index also revealed that the average cost...
I am to congratulate the Hon Dame Jennifer Smith, DBE, JP, DHumL, MP, Minister of Education, and the Ministry of Education on the move to downsize the number of teachers and para-educators in the school system! I'm no education expert but I'm a teach...
DATE: Jun 10, 2011 | CATEGORY: Arts & Entertainment | AUTHOR: DJLT
Premier and Finance Minister Paula Cox dropped in on the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) to meet the Authority’s graduate trainees this week.
During the informal meeting, the Premier said that the BMA’s Graduate Training Programme (GTP) was very pra...
When Pastor Dean Smith was contemplating becoming a Big Brother he was worried that he would not have enough time to do a good job and give his Little all the help and friendship he needed. After all Pastor Smith has a demanding job and he had alread...
Shadow Health Minister Kathy Michelmore yesterday warned alarming obesity statistics could be about to get even worse as she urged Government to expand a new schools wellness programme.
Junior Health Minister Cromwell Shakir had said about 14 student...
DATE: Jun 09, 2011 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Tim Smith
Legislation tightening up Bermuda’s laws over adoption and psychological practice passed through the Senate yesterday.
The Psychological Practitioners Amendment Act firms up requirements on qualification, training and experience.
Junior Health Minist...
DATE: Jun 09, 2011 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Tim Smith
Megan Sutcliffe, 12, has no small goals for her future: she wants to be either a Queen’s Counsel or the Prime Minister of Britain.
To help her reach her goals, she is involved in a programme for gifted children Centre for Talented Youth (CTY).
She a...
Bermudian Rebecca Faulkenberry, who was constantly singing and being a ‘drama queen’ as a child, has turned into a hit Broadway musical star. As a former Bermuda High School for Girls student, she says that all the school productions, regardless of t...
