This may well be described as the Island Notebook “Catch Up Column” today with special reference to the impressive 100 Women in White Service at Grace Methodist Church, North Pembroke Church more than a fortnight ago; the Bermuda launch by Melodye Va...
MPs heaped praise on 15 year old Jaret Simmons, this year’s winner of the Tom Pettit Thanksgiving Essay Competition at the House of Assembly yesterday.
“We’re talking about young black boys and people seem to get the impression that the majority are ...
Part II “Crash and Contagion” How the US credit bubble burst wide open and crashed.
As I outlined in the first segment of this column, I believe that the central cause of the global financial crisis that began in 2007, which is still ongoing, was th...
Passengers arriving at LF Wade International Airport may soon be able to buy alcohol and cigarettes duty free in the arrivals area.
The Bermuda Airport (Duty Free Sales) Amendment Act allows the creation of a duty free store in the arrivals section o...
DATE: Nov 26, 2011 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
People who dump computers and vehicles face being traced via the item’s serial number and prosecuted under new legislation.
The Waste and Litter Control Amendment Act makes it easier to punish people for illegally dropping litter and dumping househol...
DATE: Nov 26, 2011 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Students from Mount Saint Agnes Academy are to sleep in Victoria Park for a night with nothing except the clothes they are wearing.
The youngsters will spend from 7pm to 7am in Victoria Park and are not allowed blankets, pillows, food, drink, cellpho...
Part II “Crash and Contagion” How the US credit bubble burst wide open and crashed.
As I outlined in the first segment of this column, I believe that the central cause of the global financial crisis that began in 2007, which is still ongoing, was th...
In the hopes of helping to build a better community, the Bermuda Family Council has created a yearly symposium to offer up help for parents struggling to raise their children.
“As family goes, so does society,” says Christopher Dill, the chairman of ...
If the ‘Health Survey of Adults in Bermuda’ released by Bermuda Health Council last month were to be marked by teachers as a report card, it is likely that the adults would be given a C grade and the teachers would say “you can do a lot better!”.
The...
There are a wide range of learning differences that students exhibit in the typical class.
Some students show overt signs of learning challenges and some show subtle signs that may not be detected in a group setting.
When a student does not receive a...
