We must study our history
Dear Sir,
Most people celebrate the date of their birth, or wedding anniversaries just about every year and some go all out with lavish parties and the lot, there seems to be no giving up o n the past there.
Every year we ce...
Election promises on free transport, free day care and free Bermuda College education could feature in tomorrow's Throne Speech as Premier Ewart Brown sets the tone for his new Government after winning a mandate at the polls last month.
But some Gove...
A 17-year-old girl has been reported missing and her family is appealing for the public's help in finding her.
But a 31-year-old man who was also reported missing yesterday has been found, Police said today.
Seventeen-year-old Karl-Shay Spalding has ...
"Fidel Castro: My Life" by Ignacio Ramonet –and Fidel Castro
(Scribner, 626 pages, US$40)
HAVANA (AP) — In the winter of his life, and with his political future unclear, Fidel Castro's personal musings on subjects from the Cuban Missile Crisis to his...
Customs on the frontline
January 15, 2008
Dear Sir,
Please allow me space in your column to address the concerns raised by Mr. Edward Hinds of Warwick in his letter to the Editor of January 11th entitled "A question of duty".
I read Mr. Hinds' commen...
The Bermuda Reading Association will hold its annual conference at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess on February 2 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The workshop topic will be Motivating readers at all ages — assessment and strategies for classroom teachers, and tw...
Bermudians now have the chance to improve the mental health of men and women worlds away in Bangladesh. An impoverished South Asian country of 140 million, Bangladesh has only 80 psychiatrists.
British psychiatrist Dr. Michael Radford has taken up th...
Mr. Mayor, use your power
January 21, 2008
Dear Sir,
I understand that the Mayor of Hamilton has the power of veto on Corporation matters and decisions but that, in his words "this is rarely used".
Now of all times is the time that this power of veto...
A retail and apartment complex is the latest project to come to fruition under the North Hamilton Economic Development Zone initiative.
Paula Cox, Deputy Premier and Finance Minister, joined Bank of Bermuda chief executive officer Philip Butterfield ...
The new year is ringing in the changes in the forces behind sustainable development on the Island.
Two key positions — one in Government, the other in environmental NGO Greenrock, have gained new appointments.
Government yesterday announced Charles B...
