Deloitte Bermuda has highlighted its charitable and environmental efforts this year with the release of its 2020 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Report.
A spokeswoman for the audit and advisory firm said 2020 brought “a new set of challe...
DATE: Dec 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business | AUTHOR: Business Staff
My daughter flung herself down on me, crying as she said, "I hate this so much." She's 11 now but still a foot shorter than me, so her head was pressed into my chest, her words muffled. I felt the damp of her tears press through my T-shirt and squeez...
A charity for children with reading challenges has appointed a new executive director.
Kendra-Lee Pearman, an educational psychologist, has taken over from Glenn Faries, who held the post for five years.
Dr Pearman said the clinic’s mission had struc...
DATE: Dec 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Schoolchildren made up packages of food and gifts to help others in the run-up to Christmas.
Saltus Grammar School pupils created the gift packages, which were donated to charities.
A spokeswoman explained: “Each student contributed one non-perishabl...
At the age of 14 Grace Aubrey had a monster of a job – making 1,000 doughnuts a day.
It was one of the first posts she held after her parents ran into financial difficulty and she was forced to leave school.
The teenager was fortunate to find work ...
It is with great sadness that the Bermuda Football Coaches Association has received the news of the passing of French coaching legend Gérard Houllier.
The former Liverpool manager visited the island in March 2018 as part of a series of functions org...
DATE: Dec 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor | AUTHOR: Letters to the Editor
Two of the island’s new signature schools are planned to open in September 2022, the education minister announced yesterday.
But Diallo Rabain said the move, which will launch the Progressive Labour Party’s phase-out of middle schools, would only hap...
DATE: Dec 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
A group of women are better equipped for the world of work after they took part in a programme designed to boost their skills and self-esteem.
The group was the first to take part in the Transformational Support Services programme, run by the Women’s...
DATE: Dec 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Fiona McWhirter
The cousin of a former Cabinet minister has been Called to the Bar.
Monica Kelly, 27, was welcomed into the legal world on Friday surrounded by family members – including her cousin, Wayne Caines, a former national security minister.
Ms Kelly told th...
Somersfield Academy senior department students today moved to remote learning due to the Island-wide surge in Covid-19 cases.
Somersfield principal Carlos Symonds said in a message to parents and students over the weekend that the increase in cases ...
DATE: Dec 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health | AUTHOR: Bill Zuill
