North Village's footballers are getting a new coach.
Scott Morton - whose Premier League outfit were toppled from local supremacy by Dandy Town - quit his post last month at the end of the 2003-04 season.
Stressing his decision was made since the sta...
The Opposition United Bermuda Party yesterday called on Government to make a statement accepting the decision of the Appeals Tribunal on St. George?s Prep.
Education Minister Terry Lister was due to make an announcement last week on whether the schoo...
Government said last night the teachers' pay award would not pressure the public purse - despite an overall cost increase of 4.3 percent.
On Tuesday night teachers ended their work to rule after accepting a deal of 4.1 percent for September 2003 to 2...
Did he or didn?t he?
May 15, 2004
Dear Sir,
I have read with fascination about this debacle over Mr. Ahad?s qualifications and indeed original representations to both the Bermuda College and now to Department of Education. Did the guy go to Cambridge...
Violence in the community was sown by the ruling Progressive Labour Party's policies, an Opposition Senator claimed yesterday.
"You reap what you sow," Sen. Leonard Santucci said during the motion to adjourn. "What we see happening in this country is...
Teachers should be celebrating today after winning what amounts to a total capitulation by the Government on the issue of parity between civil servants and their profession.
Government had maintained that it was unfair to compare teachers, who work t...
Teachers voted unanimously last night to accept large pay increases which will see a novice teacher add nearly $20,000 to their salary after four years in the job.
It ends labour unrest which saw two days of shut schools as well as a work to rule.
Th...
Supporting our teachers
May 20, 2004
Dear Sir,
Please allow me the use of your column to address the most recent teacher's industrial action. I am a parent of two children in the Government system and my best friend is a teacher in the public system....
Transport Minister Ewart Brown fought a hard battle in the House of Assembly on Friday night to promote computerised taxi dispatch.
But the Opposition questioned his determination to make the systems mandatory for all taxi drivers, saying if the syst...
The Minister of Finance Paula Coxwas praised in the House of Assembly by one of her fellow MPs after receiving an honorary degree from Wheelock College.
Environment Minister Neletha Butterfield said she was honoured to have been at the ceremony at th...
