Not all canines are blessed with the Christmas spirit, unfortunately. In fact, these ankle biters and bike chasers are worse than the Christmas Grinch when it comes to greeting humans whose turf they guard in a friendly manner - people who are simply...
Well done Bermuda
November 23, 2002
Dear Sir,
The Bermuda War Veterans Association wishes to thank Bermuda for its generosity.
On Poppy Day during November 2002, the sum of $11,605 was contributed in cash to our much appreciated collectors.
This will...
Customs officers are circulating a letter claiming Bermudians are being overlooked for top posts.
And the letter claimed Collector of Customs Winifred Fostine-Desilva had issued misleading statements to the press on the subject.
It said she had said ...
Explaining bonds
November 27, 2002
Dear Sir,
I have been asked on a number of occasions recently to explain exactly what a performance bond is, and I was hoping you might share this letter with your readers to bring some light on the subject.
Probabl...
Government is showing a general disrespect to Parliamentary procedure and the House, Opposition Leader Dr. Grant Gibbons charged yesterday after a number of Cabinet Minister failed to respond to Parliamentary questions on travel spending within the r...
The following continues Friday night's coverage from the House of Assembly
Government's behaviour in responding to criticisms was branded as "terribly immature" by Shadow Tourism Minister David Dodwell during Friday's motion to adjourn.
And other Op...
After months of waiting for a decision whether her diabetic son will be able to attend Government pre-school, a frustrated mother has been told she must keep him home until next September - unless she pays for a private nurse to attend with him.
Almo...
DATE: Dec 02, 2002 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Carla Zuill
CHILDREN may still be starting school at the new Berkeley Institute next September as planned, Works & Engineering Minister Alex Scott said yesterday.
And he accused Auditor General Larry Dennis of overlooking that scenario in his special report on t...
DATE: Nov 29, 2002 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Kent
PRESERVATION of historic buildings and some of the island's most pristine natural beauty spots is the main business of the Bermuda National Trust - but its aims go beyond that.
These days the Trust is trying to instil and nurture an awareness of hist...
Teachers and Government will sit down with an independent arbitrator on December 9 to hammer out a final pay deal.
The teachers' week-long strike ended earlier this month as they sought to get parity with other civil servants.
Yesterday, Labour, Home...
