In her long reign, the Queen witnessed the 180-degree transformation of Bermuda from a racist and insular economic backwater into a progressive, cosmopolitan powerhouse, punching above its weight in the world.
For 350 years, Bermuda had seen chattel ...
DATE: Sep 10, 2022 | CATEGORY: General | AUTHOR: Patrick Burgess
Schoolchildren and their parents are being reminded that pre-return Covid-19 testing starts today.
A negative test result dated between today and Sunday is required for students to return to in-class learning on Monday.
Diallo Rabain, the Minister ...
The Ministry of Education is making preparations to celebrate the opening of Bermuda’s first two signature schools on Monday.
CedarBridge Academy and The Berkeley Institute are on course to open their doors on time with the former offering signature ...
A Bermuda-based early childhood music and movement programme has been recognised by a leading global provider of music-based learning.
Bermuda Kids was recently awarded the 2022 Top Programme through Kindermusik International and joins an elite ...
An educational award in memory of a beloved eye surgeon has gone this year to an aspiring Bermudian eye-care professional studying in the United States.
Keirra Winn was chosen by the Bermuda International Institute of Ophthalmology to be the 2022 rec...
DATE: Sep 09, 2022 | CATEGORY: Health | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Kathydell Hayward Ming still feels the effects of the strokes she suffered 15 years ago.
Her comprehension isn’t what it once was, reading is far more difficult and movement is sometimes challenging.
Despite that, she has set a goal of receiving her ...
In her long reign of 70 years, the Queen visited Bermuda six times, the visits ranging from two brief aircraft refuelling stopovers to a full, three-day tour, designed to meet or be seen by as many people as possible.
During that time, she struck a b...
DATE: Sep 09, 2022 | CATEGORY: General | AUTHOR: Patrick Burgess
Twenty-two years after her first visit, Queen Elizabeth II arrived in Bermuda on February 16, 1975.
Bermuda had seen the desegregation of theatres after a boycott, organised by the secret Progressive Group, which pushed the island towards the end of ...
DATE: Sep 09, 2022 | CATEGORY: General | AUTHOR: Patrick Burgess
On arrival for a two-day visit on March 8, 1994, hundreds greeted the royal couple at what was still the Civil Air Terminal, where the Queen surprised many by making an impromptu stop to talk to the crowds of children assembled by the gate.
Bermuda w...
DATE: Sep 09, 2022 | CATEGORY: General | AUTHOR: Patrick Burgess
Public services, government offices and public transportation are expected to keep running today as Hurricane Earl swings past Bermuda as a major storm at midnight.
But Michael Weeks, the Minister of National Security, warned the island could expect...
DATE: Sep 08, 2022 | CATEGORY: Weather | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
