The Throne Speech, under the title of “Social Renewal and Economic Recovery”, opened with the Governor’s reflection on the “definitive”, once-in-an-era change brought by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Rena Lalgie told the gathering: “The wounds inflicted by ...
DATE: Nov 05, 2021 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
It is a fairly simple task to pillory Wayne Furbert for his recent ham-handed handling of plans to reform the Bermuda Post Office.
The Minister for the Cabinet Office blundered into a storm of controversy when he defended plans to have the Post Offi...
DATE: Nov 04, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials | AUTHOR: RG: In our Opinion
The coronavirus pandemic has created a lot of stress for people. The stress of schools being opened and closed; dealing with e-learning; taking care of elderly parents, and relatives masked and worried about their health. And, of course, the stress o...
North Village Community Club is the beneficiary of a generous $25,000 grant from new lead sponsor Auto Solutions.
The funding is to go towards the club’s football and netball programmes for the 2021-22 season.
The partnership between North Village an...
DATE: Nov 04, 2021 | CATEGORY: Football | AUTHOR: Colin Thompson
The only alternative to taking immediate action to fight climate change is “a collapse of human civilisation”, a leading conservationist has warned.
David Wingate delivered the stark message as the public was yesterday asked by the Bermuda Climate Ac...
DATE: Nov 04, 2021 | CATEGORY: Environment | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
In 1953 Anne Hines became the first Bermudian to successfully dance en pointe in public.
She did it at the Colonial Opera House on Victoria Street where she played the dying swan in Swan Lake.
“My friend was supposed to do it,” the 82-year-old said. ...
DATE: Nov 03, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community | AUTHOR: Jessie Moniz Hardy
A social justice campaigner yesterday said a public apology was needed before disadvantaged young Black men saw an improvement in their lives.
Martha Dismont added that the people of Bermuda had to play their part to tackle the root causes of inequal...
DATE: Nov 03, 2021 | CATEGORY: General | AUTHOR: Fiona McWhirter
A shake-up of the One Bermuda Alliance shadow cabinet has been unveiled by the party’s leader.
The move by Cole Simons comes just before the Government is to set out its plans for the year ahead with Friday’s Throne Speech.
In the partial reshuffle o...
I know we are all concerned about the recent return of gun violence and gang-related activities. The dilemma reveals the level of hate and insensitivity to life that has overtaken the minds of too many of our young men and women — prompting the deep...
Interest in tracing family ancestry soared during the pandemic, according to the National Museum of Bermuda.
The museum’s online genealogy database was used more than ever in 2020, prompting the launch of the 2021 series “Tracing Their Roots/Routes”...
DATE: Nov 02, 2021 | CATEGORY: General | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
