this weekend.
More than 140 students, coaches, judges and observers from 16 countries have arrived on the Island for the Ninth World Schools' Debating Championships.
Four of the debates, including the final which will be televised on ZBM on Friday, w...
according to a survey by an American magazine.
In its 16th quality of life index, Baltimore-based International Living magazine awarded top spot to the US, followed closely by Canada and Bermuda; Liechtenstein held down fourth place.
The survey rated...
School teachers Albert Steede and Arnold Manders have been included in the Bermuda squad for the ICC Trophy, now that clearance has been given for them to receive full pay while in Malaysia next month.
The Department of Education was reluctant to pay...
DATE: Jan 30, 1997 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Lawrence Trott
Oasis nightclub last Wednesday. ---- Page 2 PLANT TO COME ON LINE SOON CLB BUC ENV Plant to come on line soon A $1.5 million plant to clean up waste oil at Bermuda's electricity company will come on stream within a few months, the firm's boss re...
Monday which indicated a good deal of apathy surrounding the development of a drug-free sports policy for Bermuda. We reported that 20 representatives of national sport bodies voted 14-6 for an amended version of the policy but 16 national bodies wer...
last -- Secondary Schools All-Stars match is staged under its present format.
The future of the fixture, which was introduced in 1977 by Sandys Rotary Club before the BSSF took over some five years later, is threatened because of the restructuring of...
DATE: Jan 29, 1997 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Lawrence Trott
The Bermuda College "Main Event'' will take place on Saturday, March 22, not March 23, to coincide with Tourism Appreciation Week.
Students will turn their attention to the Island's main industry next week as a part of Education Month.
With the theme...
Pioneering computer technology that could cut Airport passport queues in Bermuda should be up and running this spring.
The FastGate smart card -- encoded with personal details -- will be swiped through a machine to identify arriving passengers.
If th...
a Bermuda drug-free sports policy.
A mission statement designed to unite all 36 of the Island's national sports bodies in the fight against drug and alcohol abuse was delayed indefinitely when just 20 attended the Ministry of Youth Development, Sport...
New Youth and Sport Minister David Dyer has run up against his professional board in a bid to bring in an assistant from abroad to help run his dental practice.
The Bermuda Dental Board refused to approve two requests from Dr. Dyer to import a dentis...
DATE: Jan 27, 1997 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
