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
Mike Cranfield’s patients won’t say ‘ah’, and they are terrible at measuring doses but they can be forgiven for that considering they are mountain gorillas.
Dr Cranfield, executive director of the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project (MGVP), is on the...
Bermuda needs to change its ideas and attitudes in order to capitalise on opportunities in the future, according to the Argus Group president Gerald Simons.
Mr Simons, who was part of a panel discussion led by think tanks Bermuda First and Sanctum at...
Despite reaping less than its usual number of pledges, this year’s Catlin End-to-End was able to present Bermuda charities with $282,500.
The Island’s biggest annual fundraising event also celebrated breaking the $4 million mark for its 24 years in o...
DATE: Jun 24, 2011 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
