Veronica Swan-DeGraff might not have made it back to college this year had she not had some help.
With fewer companies hiring in Bermuda because of the pandemic, she wasn’t able to find a summer job. And then tuition costs went up at AdventHealth Un...
It was always Judy Ming-Inchcup’s goal to get her doctorate.
At 65 she got it. That didn’t surprise anyone who knew her. She had never shied away from a challenge and, ever curious, she already had two degrees — and her own company.
“People think g...
Viewers of the old yet still startlingly accurate British TV series Yes Minister will know that when the hapless hero, Cabinet minister Jim Hacker, came up with a bold new idea, his civil servant, Sir Humphrey, would quickly damn it with praise in a ...
DATE: Oct 01, 2020 | CATEGORY: Editorials | AUTHOR: RG: In our Opinion
A private school has appointed a principal designate, it was revealed yesterday.
Anna Faria-Machado joined Mount St Agnes Academy in September 1999 as a grade-six teacher and has taught at several levels at the school and was promoted to assistant p...
DATE: Oct 01, 2020 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
The three parties in a battle for power in today’s General Election have made their final pitches to the people.
Now Bermuda’s voters will get the last word on who will hold the reins of government after weeks of campaigning and the emergence of a ne...
DATE: Oct 01, 2020 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Middle-school students took to the seas this week on board the Bermuda Sloop Foundation’s training vessel, the Spirit of Bermuda.
A team of youngsters from Dellwood Middle School embarked on Monday on their four-day expedition in and around Bermuda.
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DATE: Oct 01, 2020 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Election candidates from all three parties have praised Bermuda for its high level of gender diversity in the workplace.
Tinée Furbert, of the Progressive Labour Party, Gavin Smith, of the Free Democratic Movement and Daquan Scott, of the One Bermuda...
It’s time to take a look around and celebrate some of the most dedicated people in the school, our custodians! October 2nd is National Custodians Day and never has their job been more important than in the age of Covid-19, when cleanliness is key.
O...
A top businessman and behind the scenes strategist when the former United Bermuda Party governed the island has died. Edgar Wilkinson was 90.
Mr Wilkinson was also a board member at the Bermuda Monetary Authority in the 1980s.
His businesses included...
DATE: Sep 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
The Free Democratic Movement has promised to use green energy to reduce the cost of living in its General Election platform.
The FDM said: “Energy costs in Bermuda are prohibitive and will remain high as long as we are trapped by our dependency on fo...
