When Texas Tech University professor Dennis Fehr’s eldest daughters (twins) Shannon and Shenoa, were born, a black woman running for President was considered a joke by many people.
Thirty-five years later a black man is President of the United State...
DATE: Jun 14, 2011 | CATEGORY: Arts & Entertainment |
Police Commissioner Michael DeSilva has been awarded the Colonial Police Medal (CPM) for Meritorious Service in the 2011 Queen’s Birthday Honours.
Mr DeSilva, a Bermudian, joined the Bermuda Police Service as a Police Cadet in 1985 and worked his wa...
A local teacher known for being ‘small in stature but a giant in the classroom’ will be recognised this weekend with an Excellence in Teaching Award.
Wendie Warren, an elementary teacher at The Bermuda Institute has been lauded for ushering in a “hi...
Bermudian Brian Duperreault has been named chairman of the St John’s University School of Risk Management (SRM).
Mr Duperreault, who is president and CEO of global insurance broker Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc, will succeed Brandon Sweitzer, who wi...
Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith has revealed the true extent of teaching cuts, saying 97 staff have been axed from Bermuda’s public schools.
Dame Jennifer told the House of Assembly yesterday that the controversial job losses include 30 parapr...
Warwick Academy, which is set for the grand celebration next year of its 350th anniversary, has added another significant chapter to its centuries-old history.
It occurred at the Graduation Exercises of the Class of 2011 when its oldest graduate, 77-...
Seven distinguished local names were singled out for accolade on the 2011 Queen's Birthday Honours Llst.
A retired chairman of the Defence Board, along with a trailblazer in Bermuda's reinsurance industry, were both made Officers of the British Empir...
DATE: Jun 12, 2011 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
It could be said that women today continue to face many of the same problems and situations that past generations have faced however, the intensity with which some of these issues hit many women in the 21st century is far greater than many could ever...
Excelling at academic studies and sports has given Jasmin Johansen a strong platform to begin her adult life after graduating with honours at a college ceremony attended by Michelle Obama.
And the 21-year-old says the opportunity to play for the Berm...
DATE: Jun 11, 2011 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Scott Neil
Parents send their children to school to learn more than they know; to achieve more than they have; to become successful. But how do you measure success? Money, fame, more than that?
June is the annual rite of passage for students everywhere, from sc...
