he youngest MP in the House of Assembly is considering quitting politics after the next election.
Jamahl Simmons, 35, told : "When I first got involved in politics I always believed you should have a point where you stop and re-assess. I had a self-i...
A statement by new United Bermuda Party candidate Mark Pettingill on the plight of young black men in Bermuda has drawn ire from the Progressive Labour Party, but UBP Leader Wayne Furbert has responded saying the PLP has cast an unwarranted interpret...
DATE: Aug 28, 2006 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Scott Neil
US President Bill Clinton pledged to "end welfare as we know it" when elected in 1992. But he vetoed two Welfare Reform bills before signing one in August, 1996, just before his re-election.
Arguably, no law has had such a positive national impact si...
Inspirational US teacher Ron Clark is to speak at a one-day conference aimed at galvanising all those working in Bermuda?s public education system, can reveal.
Rosemary Tyrrell, the Ministry of Education?s new Permanent Secretary, has organised the e...
DATE: Aug 28, 2006 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
One of the most remarkable things about Bermuda is the never-ending generosity of its residents.
Bermuda?s generosity to the less fortunate, both at home and abroad, is well chronicled.
But even within this continuous outpouring of kindness, you occa...
has been named as therecipient of the 2006 KPMG Scholarship.
In making the announcement KPMG Partner and Chairman of the Scholarship Committee, Craig Bridgewater said: "KPMG is always looking for talented, motivated young Bermudians, especially those...
Teachers in the western world sometimes complain about underfunded classrooms, but imagine teaching in a school where there are no text books, or even pens, pencils or paper.
That was the situation found by Bermudian university student Rachel Willitt...
One of the most remarkable things about Bermuda is the never-ending generosity of its residents.
Bermuda’s generosity to the less fortunate, both at home and abroad, is well chronicled.
But even within this continuous outpouring of kindness, you occa...
THE Progressive Labour Party has been accused of playing the race card after launching an attack on a prospective Opposition politician.
PLP spokesman Scott Simmons yesterday took a swipe at attorney Mark Pettingill ? who was unveiled as a United Ber...
DATE: Aug 25, 2006 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Gareth Finighan
Students from Mount Saint Agnes will now be able to take college-level courses while still at high school.
The announcement was made yesterday at the Bermuda College. President Charles Green said the students would be able to take culinary arts cours...
