Gambling watchdogs are in talks with the Government about whether to allow increased use of lotteries.
Jean Major, the chief executive of the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission, said the organisation had been approached by several charities and groups ...
In the latest in our Focus on Financial Literacy for Life Success 2022, a regular monthly feature, we consider the comments in a recent column in The Royal Gazette.
One of the last comments in the article, written by Christopher Famous, was: “Flowery...
DATE: Jan 08, 2022 | CATEGORY: Personal Finance | AUTHOR: Martha Harris Myron
The Government failed to listen to the profession before the “massively botched” reopening of the island’s public schools, the Bermuda Union of Teachers said yesterday.
Nishanthi Bailey, the BUT president, said teachers had been “bullied” by the educ...
DATE: Jan 08, 2022 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
What if the underlying narrative or the unspoken message that some of us have learnt from our church upbringing or our connection with Christianity, is that God ultimately wants us to be "better" people?
What if it is that God wants us to be more gen...
A scientist sounded the alarm four times last week that the coronavirus test system was about to be overwhelmed by the latest outbreak — but was ignored by Government officials.
Carika Weldon, the director of the Molecular Diagnostic and Research Lab...
DATE: Jan 08, 2022 | CATEGORY: Health | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Acting ministerial appointments were approved for 11 intervals that spanned seven weeks from the end of November, information from Government House has shown.
The temporary cover was authorised by Rena Lalgie, the Governor, for eight members of the 1...
The Government came under fire yesterday from the Leader of the Opposition for a “frustrating and unbelievable” delay in Covid-19 tests that was followed by the resignation of the programme’s top scientist.
Cole Simons said the Government had “ignore...
DATE: Jan 08, 2022 | CATEGORY: Health | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Schools that reopened their classrooms this week were hit by widespread staff and pupil absences because of a failure to get coronavirus test results returned in time, sources said yesterday.
One public school staff member highlighted that a class at...
DATE: Jan 08, 2022 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
After-school programmes were suspended today at many schools because of the Covid-19 pandemic and delayed test results.
The Department of Youth, Sport and Recreation said there will be a delay in the after-school programme and after-school club servi...
DATE: Jan 08, 2022 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
The Bermuda Pacers Track Club continues to support their young athletes in education with $3,750 in total donated to four female athletes as part of their annual scholarships awards, today.
“Firstly we would like to acknowledge our sponsors AIG and S...
DATE: Jan 07, 2022 | CATEGORY: Track & Field | AUTHOR: Lawrence Trott