The Opposition United Bermuda Party will not be given the benefit of the doubt by the electorate, says ruling party spokesman Glenn Blakeney.
In the party's first broad brush response to UBP Leader Grant Gibbons' speech on Wednesday outlining the vis...
MARC Bean, co-founder and member of the Ethiopian World Federation (EWF) local chapter, believes in universal love and co-operation and says the world would be a better place if we lived in understanding of each other's cultures.
Educated at Southa...
October 30, 2002
Dear Sir,
I refer to a quote by Mr. Terry Lister in today's paper, "We are finding it very difficult to appreciate, when you consider that teachers are role models and value setters, for them to continue their action, flying in the f...
ONE great grandfather plunged into the carcass of a whale to better understand the experience of Jonah; another built his own coffin and was known to jump in and demonstrate how well he fit.
From a young man, Peter Brangman-Burnett understood that it...
The Bermuda Employers Council (BEC) has renewed its call for organised emergency childcare after Government gave confusing advice for parents coping with the teachers' strike.
Chief Education Officer Dr. Joseph Christopher said: "We are leaving the s...
Government has appealed for teachers to get back to work ahead of today's court showdown scheduled after the strikers' march on Parliament.
The plea was made yesterday by Attorney General Dame Lois Browne-Evans after her bid to force an injunction wa...
A nightmare for children
October 31, 2002
Dear Sir,
What does the day Halloween and the fact that children aren't getting educated have in common? The fact that a nightmare is about to become a reality and it's both the PLP and the teachers who are o...
Government's continuing confrontations with the unions could cost it the election, fears political pundit and supporter Walton Brown.
He said the The Progressive Labour Party was drifting away from its core supporters who were likely to stay at home ...
Teachers could face arrest if they continue to strike and defy the law after Government filed a writ yesterday.
Labour Minister Terry Lister said an injunction being prepared in the Attorney General's chambers would give power of arrest.
Asked for de...
Bermuda's teachers began their current contract dispute with a fair amount of public sympathy.
There are many in the community who recognise that teaching is a hard job, requiring dedication and passion. And many also recognise that the conditions in...
