The following opinion piece was submitted to The Royal Gazette
It was once highlighted that it was the single parent family that had a problem with their children — how quick that has changed. It is now like cancer — spreading out of control.
The onl...
A Bermudian decided to climb a glacier mountain to raise cash for needy youths wanting to go college.
Andrew Green, 29, took on Washington's Mount Rainier last Friday.
He didn't make it to the peak, but was able to raise more than $6,000 with the ass...
Crime rises, tourism falls
September 8, 2009
Dear Sir,
There never seems to be a day that goes by without some serious crime occurring in Bermuda and the Police appealing for witnesses. The muggings and shootings are enough to make many potential tou...
Two charities aimed at improving the lives of the disabled in Bermuda have merged.
WindReach Recreational Village and Bermuda Riding for the Disabled (BRD) have joined.
They will now be known as WindReach Bermuda. A board, consisting of directors fro...
DATE: Sep 10, 2009 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Some weeks ago, this newspaper praised the Ministry of Education for finally drawing the line on social promotion.
Twenty-four students were to repeat year three of middle school after failing to achieve 50 percent in a proficiency exam aimed at dete...
Bermuda's Parliament, which holds onto its traditions like a drowning man clinging to a piece of bamboo, should take a small step into the 20th Century with support for a Hansard and a formal question time looking likely.
That's the good news, and it...
Immigration tit for tat
September 2, 2009
Dear Sir,
When the American Government does not allow a Bermudian into the US because they have a conviction for a small amount of cannabis, why should the Bermuda Government allow an American a work permit t...
Parliamentary committees will remain closed to the public if new rules for the House of Assembly are approved by MPs in November.
The draft Standing Orders — drawn up by Deputy Speaker Dame Jennifer Smith and Opposition MP John Barritt — state that m...
DATE: Sep 09, 2009 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
Differences in salary between blacks and whites in Bermuda highlighted by an employment survey published last week is not evidence of discrimination, the Association of Bermuda International Companies (ABIC) has said.
ABIC believes that the differenc...
DATE: Sep 09, 2009 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Kent
Parliamentary committees will remain closed to the public if new rules for the House of Assembly are approved by MPs in November.
The draft Standing Orders — drawn up by Deputy Speaker Dame Jennifer Smith and Opposition MP John Barritt — state that m...
