SOCIAL and political activist Charles Jeffers' most recent quest to ban smoking in public places has cast him once again into the community spotlight.
An anti-smoking advocate for years, Mr. Jeffers recently heard about a pressure group being formed ...
Royal request
September 15, 2002
Dear Sir,
Would The Royal Gazette please stop identifying a few easy to quote monthly individuals - Toppy , Rolfe, Walton - as "political activists".
Not one of them has any political base or anything to demonstrate e...
Five percent of the world's population is understood to suffer from Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder (AD/HD) - amounting to around one in every 20 children in Bermuda.
That means that at least one youngster in every classroom on the Island need...
Parents have recently raised concerns about the number of children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder (AD/HD) landing in Juvenile Court for misdemeanours. Reporter Karen Smith finds out more about both conditions. The names of those involved...
Teachers last night disregarded Government's first offer of a new pay increase - labelling it "ridiculous" when they met with their union to discuss it.
General Secretary of the Bermuda Union of Teachers (BUT) Michael Charles said some of the teacher...
What would persuade a man who had been playing the trumpet from the age of eight, and professionally for 20 years, to give it up in favour of a dog?
For Carl Shechtman, the answer was simple: "Your life evolves and different things become important t...
HedgeWorld, a Bermuda-based company and the parent company of hedgeworld.com, has launched a no-transaction fee marketplace for hedge fund investors.
Called HedgeWorld Markets, the new online marketplace enables investments from US-based accredited i...
A leading technology security expert has warned that wireless networks, which are popular with Bermuda companies, are vulnerable to attack from hackers.
Walter Cooke, who is chief security officer at digital certificate provider QuoVadis, said specif...
Strengthening students' maths skills, the introduction of external certifications and implementing a national Code of Conduct were among several initiatives in the educational strategic plan unveiled at Whitney Institute Middle School last night.
The...
Students at 17 local schools are gearing up to begin cyber correspondence with adventure sailor Alan Paris this week.
The students will have weekly contact with Mr. Paris as he undertakes his quest to become the first Bermudian to sail, single-handed...
