Senators yesterday agreed new rules and regulations governing the operation of home schools.
The Education Amendment Act 2003 was passed unanimously in the Upper House, which now dictates that all home schools be referred to as Tutorial Sites and tha...
Western Stars may have been wounded but, judging by the look on veteran Arnold Manders' face, it wouldn't be wise to write the defending league champions off yet.
Stars were beaten by Cleveland last Saturday at St.John's Field and then suffered an em...
DATE: May 22, 2003 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Colin Thompson
May 15, 2003
Dear Sir,
People who are criticising the Attorney General for her threat to a judge in the House of Assembly last week are allowing themselves to ignore another serious issue.
The Speaker obviously knew the rules of the House did not all...
Talent. Vision. Determination. Those were the three ingredients which drove Vivian Deyone Douglas to give up a comfortable life in Bermuda, where she had a good job, family and friends, and all the comforts of home, to pursue her dreams as a mature s...
May 9, 2003
Dear Sir,
I was very lucky to have spent the past eight years as a guest worker in Bermuda. During this time I enjoyed living on this lovely island. After returning to the UK, I planned a round-the-world trip over a five-month period, whi...
A hospital chief has responded to claims that Bermuda needs a secure unit for schizophrenics who are unable to take care of themselves after parents spoke out following the death of Earl Smith.
His mother Donna Mae Smith said last week that doctors k...
GOVERNMENT'S flirtation with the Communist dictatorship of Fidel Castro in Cuba could rebound on Bermuda both diplomatically and economically, former Premier Sir John Swan has warned.
Sir John, who spent several years in the mid-1980s negotiating dir...
Not for the sake of it
May 9, 2003
Dear Sir,
When the PLP came to power, everybody realised it was inevitable that certain things would change. But I don't think anybody realised that the PLP would spend their time changing everything, just for the s...
THE appearance of a flock of South American parrots on the island has sparked concern over the effect non-native species might have on Bermuda's fragile ecosystem.
Retired Government Conservation Officer David Wingate warned that strict legislation a...
If the ideal of replacing expatriates in the insurance field with Bermudians is to become a reality, it's going to take a serious commitment on the part of exempt companies.
Many insurers are taking this challenge to heart by setting up the training ...