The Government should impose a minimum corporate tax on big business if it is serious about tackling the cost-of-living crisis.
This is the view of Chris Furbert, the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union, who presented a case for such a move a...
DATE: Oct 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
The fundamental question that risk modellers ask has changed dramatically over the years, a speaker told attendees yesterday at Convergence 2022, presented by ILS Bermuda.
Jay Guin, executive vice-president and chief research officer, extreme event s...
DATE: Oct 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Reinsurance | AUTHOR: Duncan Hall
A private school is celebrating outstanding exam results with almost all students getting grades A* to C in recent I/GCSE exams.
Bermuda High School for Girls said 97 per cent of all I/GCSE grades awarded to BHS students this year were A* to C or the...
The Government has been accused of using “excuses” to avoid answering questions on a controversial programme that costs taxpayers millions of dollars.
Opposition senator Robin Tucker made the allegation after asking questions in the Upper House on th...
Pupils in Bermuda’s first signature learning programmes feel excited and that the lessons are “authentic”, senators heard yesterday.
Owen Darrell, the junior education minister, said that attitudes were positive after the launch of the schemes at the...
A maritime careers programme attracted the highest number of participants to date in its latest cohort of young Bermudians.
The seven-week Endeavour Maritime Career Springboard Programme attracted 14 participants — ten male and four female.
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DATE: Oct 13, 2022 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
Leaders must embrace rapid technological change to capitalise on the opportunities it will present, a futurist has said.
Sinead Bovell, who is to be a featured speaker at Bermuda Tech Week this month, said: “For so many people, it feels like the futu...
DATE: Oct 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local Business | AUTHOR: Duncan Hall
The Government should reduce duty on all goods by at least 20 per cent to address the cost-of-living crisis, the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union has asserted.
Chris Furbert was speaking at the first of four town hall meetings organised by ...
DATE: Oct 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
The Progressive Labour Party is in the midst of holding its annual delegates conference. On October 20, the delegates will either confirm David Burt or they will elect a new leader for the party — and Bermuda will have a new premier. I am therefore i...
The boot of Julie Farnsworth’s car is filled with stuff – a baby doll, bubbles, a yoga mat.
As an occupational therapist working with young children, these are important tools.
The doll, for example, can be used to teach empathy.
“The primary goal o...
