Sweden beats U.S. to top tech usage ranking
+ Sweden takes top spot from U.S.
+ Norway, Denmark, Netherlands, Finland next
+ Malaysia, South Africa top list for emerging markets
HELSINKI, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Sweden took the number one spot from the Un...
Seven-year-old Charlie Simpson had only planned to make £500 to donate to UNICEF for the Haiti relief effort; his plan was to do a sponsored bike ride around a local park in Fulham, UK.
He was planning to do between seven and ten laps of the park (ab...
The Centre on Philanthropy is meeting with Government to help mould national service to the needs of charities and the community.
Executive Director Pamela Barit Nolan welcomed details of the scheme, announced by the Premier on Friday.
She said the C...
More than 20 young Progressive Labour Party members are said to be ready to break the party old guard's stranglehold and emerge as candidates at the next General Election.
One potential new face — 28-year-old party organiser Makai Dickerson — yesterd...
DATE: Feb 11, 2010 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Tim Smith
We are not there yet
February 5, 2010
Dear Sir,
Please, are we getting closer to hearing, "Time to say good bye?" While Bermudians reportedly sleep in tents and cars only a few hundred yards away from PLP headquarters, the leader of Bermuda is on ano...
The Mirrors Programme is hosting a professional development training for CedarBridge Academy teachers this week.
According to a press statement, the event is being held as an expression of the Mirrors Programme's continued commitment to education.
It...
February 13
The Bermuda Festival continues with Morgan Szymanski with a concert of music for a solo guitar. $25 for students and $60 for adults. See http://www.bdatix.com/ for more information or visit www.bermudafestival.org. At City Hall at 8 p.m.
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Inequality before the law
February 3, 2010
Dear Sir,
The renewed debate about Bermuda's Human Rights Act presents an opportunity to reflect on the words of Bayard Rustin. Rustin, Martin Luther King Jr.'s mentor, wrote:
"(T) he job of the gay communi...
When Sabrina Powell was studying for her bachelor of fine arts degree with a specialisation in art education at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, she created her very first metal sculpture: a gombey headpiece.
Normally an artist who works in ...
There is help for residents with Alzheimer's disease. In fact, there's an entire unit at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital (KEMH) dedicated to treating people with the illness and answering queries from the public.
Nurse Kathy Albouy was surprised to...
