When Governor Sir John Vereker asked Carol Ann Bassett to serve her country as an independent Senator, she was shocked.
"I was never interested in politics, so it came as quite a surprise," she explained at an interview this week.
But she agreed with...
Poor Dale Butler.
When he was a backbencher he had popularity, but no power. Now as a Cabinet Minister he has power but will soon have no popularity at the rate he is going.
That's because there are checks and balances in politics that prevent even t...
Ask Kuni Frith-Black how she would like to be remembered and it probably won't be for winning the Miss Bermuda title in 1977- as proud as she is of the achievement.
No, the Director of the Alternative Substance Abuse Programme at Westgate would most ...
DATE: Oct 14, 2003 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Lawrence Trott
Over 60 teachers who received no pay or were underpaid last month due to a Government foul up will receive the monies they are due this Friday, a Government spokesman confirmed yesterday.
The Royal Gazette reported on October 6 that a number of new G...
As part of a series profiling new MPs, political reporter Ayo Johnson interviews the United Bermuda Party's Shadow Minister for Cultural Affairs Louise Jackson.
Louise Jackson is gearing up to take her advocacy for seniors to the House of Assembly.
T...
"The greatest social challenge is ahead of us - a large ageing workforce that is growing and fewer younger people to take positions of leadership in our community."
So says one of Bermuda's newest MPs - Shadow Education Minister Neville Darrell.
And ...
The funeral of former Bermuda College president Dr. Archie Hollis Hallett will take place today.
Dr. Hallett, who was at the helm of the College for 15 years from 1977, died on Sunday. He was 76.
While president, Dr. Hallett oversaw the development a...
School is no longer just about reading, writing and arithmetic.
Students at Dellwood Middle School spent two days last week having a break from normal classroom routine to participate in workshops on anger management.
The programme is just one compon...
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is to appeal the 12-month sentence handed down to knife attacker Justis Raham Smith.
The 25 year old, of Sunset Mews, Pembroke, walked out of Supreme Court on Monday following his sentence hearing after Puisn...
Patrina Swan is this year's recipient of the $10,000 Mrs. C. Vail Zuill scholarship award.
Ms Swan, 21, is currently studying science education at Florida State University. She plans to return to Bermuda after her studies to teach.
Patrina was raised...
