The Bermuda Public Services Union (BPSU) held an emergency meeting over pay which resulted in hundreds of workers gate crashing the Throne Speech.
In an unprecedented move, BPSU white-collar workers marched on Cabinet, just before the delivery of the...
Randy Horton might have been his running mate when Ewart Brown challenged for the PLP leadership in 2006 but that didn't stop him from axing Mr. Horton from Cabinet.
The firing meant the Progressive Labour Party had to appoint its seventh Education M...
JANUARY
The year began, as always, on a cultural note. Leading the way was the return of 'Just for Laughs Bermuda', whose line-up included renowned overseas comedians and Bermuda's own Bruce Barritt. Jonathan Young got the international judges' nod a...
"I think it's an absolute travesty that Mike Charles is the face of public education in this country. I think it's a travesty that the media go to Mike Charles. Mike Charles has frankly had his 15 minutes of fame." – Banker Phil Perinchief derides fo...
"You don't want to make it sound like Armageddon, but I think we are in for a difficult winter." – Kristi Grayston, chairman of the retail division of Bermuda Chamber of Commerce, on a decline in local spending.
"The least our generation can do is sa...
May 1: The month began with senior school students facing the prospect of sitting crucial exams at 5.30 a.m. after the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance in England imposed strict rules to prevent cheating across timelines. Education Minister Ran...
September 5: Despite the economic downturn, plans are unveiled for a new ten-storey apartment block on the site of Bermy Cuisine in Park Road.
September 6: Attorney General Kim Wilson reveals Government lawyers have begun looking at parental responsi...
June began with bloodshed and tears as the body of teenager Rhiana Moore was found floating in the mangroves of Blue Hole Hill Nature Reserve.
The 14-year-old CedarBridge student's lifeless body was found on June 1 by a member of the public walking i...
In defence of ZBM
January 7, 2009
Dear Sir,
I am unaccustomed to responding to anonymous letters as they could be from gutless or devious people. The letter from "Mr. Anonymous" addresses the fact that ZBM-TV started the NFL telecast 22 minutes late ...
"You don't want to make it sound like Armageddon, but I think we are in for a difficult winter." – Kristi Grayston, chairman of the retail division of Bermuda Chamber of Commerce, on a decline in local spending.
"The least our generation can do is sa...
