Five hundred needy children will show up on the first day of school with brand new backpacks, rulers and even hand sanitisers, thanks to a $12,000 donation from Butterfield Bank employees.
Butterfield is running its back-to-school drive for the third...
BAD is acting badly. In the latest incarnation of its long running effort to abolish conscription in Bermuda, Bermudians Against the Draft have launched a campaign to persuade young black men not to cast their ballot in the next general election. The...
DATE: Aug 17, 2011 | CATEGORY: Opinion Writer | AUTHOR: Walton Brown
The Berkeley Institute has proposed cutting more than half its support staff before the coming school year, the Bermuda Public Services Union claims.
Union representatives say they were surprised to learn that eight positions would be axed within one...
DATE: Aug 17, 2011 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Hamilton Rotary Club yesterday celebrated the 90th birthday of one of its past presidents, Owen H Darrell.
Mr Darrell, who turned 90 on March 16, took the occasion to pass on some sage advice.
“Never grow old,” he told the Rotarians. “Just stay young...
DATE: Aug 17, 2011 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
The Berkeley Institute plans to cut more than half its support staff before the start of the next school year, the Bermuda Public Services Union claimed today.
The school’s 15 custodial, maintenance, secretarial and library staff were told last week ...
DATE: Aug 16, 2011 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
In her second term as president of the West Indian Association of Bermuda, Susan Moore-Williams aims to make it more cohesive and responsive to members’ interests and needs.
Mrs Moore-Williams, who is also the senior legal aid counsel for the Legal A...
This year’s Gospel Festival 2011 will not only give Bermudians the opportunity to hear world class gospel entertainment, it will also allow six Bermudians the chance to vie for the title of Bermuda’s top gospel singer.
The six contestants for the Div...
Healthcare students have praised a Ministry of Health programme that offered them hands-on experience in their field.
A total of 43 students were employed in various Government departments and quangos this summer.
Char-Lee Simons, who recently gradu...
DATE: Aug 15, 2011 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
The cost of healthcare was again the main reason for a rise in inflation, a report released today shows.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed that inflation in June was running at 2.8 percent, up from the 2.5 percent in May.
According to the CPI rep...
August 10, 2011
Dear Sir,
The amphitheatre of the Southampton Princess Hotel came alive last Saturday night, with a dynamic showcase of an all Bermudian Musical Extravaganza produced by Verneil Simons. The show was a tribute of sorts, that highligh...
DATE: Aug 12, 2011 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
