Two thirds of new jobs created in Bermuda in the next two years will come from entrepreneurs, a tech summit has been told.
But while there has been a 300 per cent increase in businesses using online and e-commerce, there remains an urgency to re-tool...
DATE: Oct 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local Business | AUTHOR: David Fox, Business Editor
The former United States Secretary of State Colin Powell enjoyed a friendly relationship with Bermuda and its former premier Sir John Swan in particular.
Worldwide, the soldier and diplomat was perhaps best known for his prominent role in the US inva...
DATE: Oct 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Obituaries | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
An environmental campaign group has backed Government’s drive to rid the island of single-use plastics – but has acknowledged that the initiative “may be challenging”.
In a statement released yesterday the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskfor...
The education minister defended a Covid-19 testing policy for children returning to school, saying he was “honestly not following” why parents would not want to know their child’s status before going back to the classroom.
Diallo Rabain took to socia...
DATE: Oct 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Staff and parents at a primary school were alerted yesterday to a potential exposure to the coronavirus.
A letter from the office of the Chief Medical Officer revealed there was a possible risk at West Pembroke Primary School.
It said that the Minist...
DATE: Oct 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health | AUTHOR: Fiona McWhirter
My friend Wynette Tucker urged me on many occasions to interview her neighbour, Gwendolyn Smith. Mrs Smith, she said, was anxious to share what she knew about a tomato factory that existed in Smith’s Parish when she was a girl. I had been the distric...
This is the first in a four-part series on getting through the Covid-19 aftermath, global economic inflation challenges, family recovery and return to normalcy.
If it wasn’t enough to stoically endure the Covid extremes in grieving, employment, ...
DATE: Oct 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Personal Finance | AUTHOR: Martha Harris Myron
Schoolchildren will get a free hot and filling breakfast delivered to their homes as part of a one-day national campaign by a charity.
The Coalition for the Protection of Children launched its first National Breakfast Day and is scheduled to hand out...
DATE: Oct 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
A total of three schools opened yesterday, the Government said last night.
A spokeswoman added that two more were expected to open today.
Warwick Preschool, Victor Scott Primary in Pembroke and East End Primary in St George reopened yesterday.
Elliot...
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The Halloween candy is in the stores, making shopping trips torturous for all parents everywhere.
It’s normally placed at kid-height to capitalise on pester-power. As parents, we know we shouldn’t give in but after a long, long day a...
