Bermuda's lifelong ties to the sea are be reinforced by the creation of a seamanship/maritime training platform.
It could be up and running as soon as next year and will offer Bermudians the opportunity to train and study for careers that they can ta...
DATE: Sep 25, 2007 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Scott Neil
NEW YORK (AP) – When John Sykes saw a band of Brooklyn schoolkids playing in a musical graveyard of stringless violins and taped-up drums, it felt like the day the music died.
"I was shocked because I saw all of these incredibly enthusiastic kids ......
The man who heads one of the newest names in Bermuda's growing club of insurance and reinsurance leaders delivered a speech to the biggest gathering of Bermuda Insurance Institute insurance education award recipients.
Robert Deutsch, CEO of billion-d...
DATE: Sep 24, 2007 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Scott Neil
SEATTLE (AP) — For more than a decade, academics and technology executives have been frowning at the widening gender gap in computer science. Everyone has a theory, but no one has managed to attract many more women.
Now, some computer science researc...
Honour, integrity and perseverance were all personified during an emotionally charged Bermuda Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Fairmont Southampton Resort on Saturday night.
For the fourth straight year ten of the Island's former elite athle...
DATE: Sep 24, 2007 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Colin Thompson
Opposition Leader Michael Dunkley last night called for more sports to be built into the school day to tackle the Island's ballooning obesity epidemic.
Mr. Dunkley said healthy eating and nutrition should also be increased in the school curriculum an...
DATE: Sep 24, 2007 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Tim Smith
Premier Dr. Ewart Brown's speech in Washington last week was not the first time he had discussed the idea of "apprenticing" Bermudians to executives in international business, but he did put a little more flesh on this still a-borning policy. And whi...
Last week Premier Ewart Brown appointed a new study into young black males. Professor Ronald Mincy of Columbia University will head the project looking at the differences between young black and white men in earnings, jobs and education. But here he ...
Students and dignitaries yesterday attended the renaming of Spice Valley Middle School to TN Tatem Middle School.
The ceremony began with acting principal Francine McMahon welcoming everyone to the event, which was attended by Mr. Tatem's family, Min...
TODAY AND TOMORROW
Caron Bermuda Family conference, Berkeley Institute library. Speaker: Michael Otey, Adolescent family education co-ordinator, Caron Treatment Centres. Topic: Family support is key in recovery process of alcohol or drug addict. Time...
