Bermuda’s Olympic hero Flora Duffy has been made a Dame in the New Year’s Honours.
Ms Duffy, OBE, who struck gold in Tokyo as she triumphed in the triathlon putting Bermuda on the world stage, was recognised as Dame Commander of the British Empire fo...
DATE: Jan 02, 2022 | CATEGORY: General | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
Schools will open to in-class learning as planned on January 5 despite safety concerns expressed by the teachers’ union, the Ministry of Education confirmed tonight.
The Bermuda Union of Teachers said it is not safe for students and teachers to retur...
DATE: Dec 31, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
More than $1.5 million has been paid out from a heritage fund over the past six years to help finance East End projects including infrastructure works and the upkeep of a historic church, figures showed.
The money was amassed from a levy on fuel impo...
DATE: Dec 31, 2021 | CATEGORY: General | AUTHOR: Fiona McWhirter
The environment took centre stage when Bermuda was represented at a major international conference on climate change and the island held its first youth summit on the subject.
But the month ended with the announcement that part of Marsh Folly was bei...
DATE: Dec 31, 2021 | CATEGORY: Year in Review | AUTHOR: Fiona McWhirter
Bermuda was rocked by the sudden death of a young football player after he was murdered outside an East End venue.
Tributes poured in for Osagi Bascome, a 23-year-old footballer for the Bermuda national team, when police named him as the victim of a ...
DATE: Dec 31, 2021 | CATEGORY: Year in Review | AUTHOR: Sékou Hendrickson
The Ministry of Education yesterday issued a reminder to parents and students to preregister for back-to-school Covid-19 testing.
Negative results must be submitted by January 5 to allow for in-school learning. Results for those testing privately are...
DATE: Dec 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
A pressure group locked in a battle to stop the planned closure of a primary school has launched a campaign to get supporters to e-mail the Minister of Education.
The “Send An E-Mail” campaign was launched by the West End Warriors for Legacy, a group...
A woman who spearheaded her family’s near 50-year battle for justice over a land theft said she that hoped the struggle would be over before she died.
Barbara Brown, 90, the mother of the late MP Walton Brown, who paved the way for a Commission of In...
DATE: Dec 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: General | AUTHOR: Fiona McWhirter
The Ministry for the Cabinet Office released the September 2021 Consumer Price Index (CPI) from the Department of Statistics.
In summary, during September 2021 consumers paid 2.2 per cent more than they did in September 2020 for the basket of goods a...
DATE: Dec 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Economy | AUTHOR: Business Staff
Leadership in innovation has been celebrated by the economic development department.
The department presented awards to three technology entrepreneurs.
It was followed by awards to school-aged winners of pitches from companies who wanted problems sol...
DATE: Dec 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
