November 7, 2011
Dear Sir,
I was an absentee Bermudian, who because of parental decision, came to grow up in the US. In 2004 I came back to Bermuda, and though I hated being here, I gave in and accepted that this was to be my home.
After numerous jo...
DATE: Nov 09, 2011 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
Entrepreneur Tracey Trott began selling hosiery items from a vendor’s stall two years ago. Her small business was “a hit” and filled a void in the market by catering to the needs of full-figured women.
But like many other vendors on the Island she s...
A global organisation committed to tackling antisocial behaviour through the power of sport is now launching a pilot programme in Bermuda’s schools with a little help from veteran US wrestler John Layfield.
Three key members of the group, Beyond Spor...
DATE: Nov 08, 2011 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Two young fashionistas spent an “unbelievable weekend” studying fashion with celebrities in New York.
Style Bermuda interns Yanni DelValle and Julianna Gibbons were selected to take part in the coveted Teen Vogue’s Fashion University in Manhattan.
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The reconvening of Senate saw one new member, Government Senator Diallo Rabain, take the oath of allegiance.
Three of the four newly appointed members of the Upper House did not take part in the ceremony on Friday Government’s Junior Minister for Bus...
DATE: Nov 07, 2011 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Government plans to implement changes put forward by the Price Commission in order to reduce the cost of food.
And the Energy Commission is looking into the fuel surcharge in an effort to further reduce strain on homes and businesses.
During Friday’s...
DATE: Nov 07, 2011 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Educators could soon require specialised certification based on subjects or specific role in their school.
In Friday’s Throne Speech, Government promised to bring forward amendments to the Bermuda Educators Council Act 2002, which would ensure that t...
DATE: Nov 07, 2011 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Freisenbruch-Meyer Group (FMG) has announced the appointment of two new employees and five promotions this year.
“We are thrilled to have found such exceptional staff members,” said vice-president and general manager William Madeiros. “The success o...
November 1, 2011
Dear Sir,
One of your most regular and consistently-themed contributors to these columns wrote, in a letter published on October 27, that: “It is our deep racial divide with all of its inequities that is a greater problem (than Bermu...
DATE: Nov 07, 2011 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
This is the full text of the Speech from the Throne delivered by Governor Sir Richard Gozney yesterday.
Madam President and Members of the Senate,
Mr. Speaker and Members of the House of Assembly,
Bermuda today is facing historic challenges. The G...
