The MarketPlace have partnered with Just Shirts Dry Cleaners to help the Salvation Army provide school uniforms for needy families. Major Shawn Critch, Divisional Commander for the Salvation Army, said that the demand for school uniforms is high as t...
DATE: Aug 08, 2011 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
For many students, a summer internship translates into time spent battling the fax machine, reading a 600-page company manual and counting down the hours until lunch and then 5pm.
Not so for Kascia White, 19, and Stephen Lightbourne, 20. They are two...
Without question, Dockyard is considered to be one of the most fascinating areas in Bermuda. Its buildings and architecture are timeless and over recent decades the old Royal Naval Dockyard has certainly enhanced Bermuda’s reputation of being one of ...
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Bermuda will be hosting its second annual Choices event next week at the Berkeley Institute. Organised by Ryan Simpson, director for youth ministry for the Bermuda Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, the event is...
KPMG’s partners in Bermuda have awarded scholarships to Christine Terceira of Devonshire and Tansae Wellman of Pembroke.
The accountancy firm said that the decision was made to award two scholarships, valued at $20,000 each, per annum for each of the...
Bermuda Employers’ Council welcomed Government’s plans to retrain unemployed workers as it noted the Island unemployment problem spreads wide.
BEC, which has previously estimated 3,000 people have lost jobs in a two-year period, said the recent Unemp...
DATE: Aug 05, 2011 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Tim Smith
In 2009 a parasite struck Bermuda hives and we may have lost more than half of our bee population. The parasite varroa has stuck bees all over the world in a similar fashion, killing millions.
Added to that, poor farming practices are also negativel...
Twelve young Bermudians were awarded Peter Leitner Arts Scholarships in a special presentation ceremony at the Windjammer II Gallery this week.
Nine of the twelve are first-time recipients.
Receiving scholarships for the first time were: Rachel Anto...
A young group of Island students who are studying overseas have been given a helping hand by Smith’s Parish Council.
Scholarships have been awarded to six students who are currently furthering their education in the US, UK and Canada.
And former MP O...
DATE: Aug 04, 2011 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Scott Neil
Food was the focus of this year’s summer programme organised by the St George’s Foundation’s Director of Education, Leondra Burchall. “RIP It: Bringing History to Life with Food Summer Student Programme” ran for one week in July at The World Heritage...
