“The forest was shrinking but the trees kept voting for the axe, for the axe was clever and convinced the trees that because his handle was made of wood, he was one of them.”
—Turkish Proverb
It is very rare that I would write a follow-up t...
Vaxism
I think we are witnessing a blue eyes, brown eyes experiment that no one could have predicted.
The Oprah Show was not one of my favourites, but there were two episodes that are etched in my memory. The “you get a car” happy episode wh...
Bermuda has failed victims of domestic abuse, a senator has claimed.
Robin Tucker, an Opposition senator, said more protections were needed for victims and that the island would benefit from a specialist domestic violence court.
Charity leaders backe...
DATE: May 31, 2021 | CATEGORY: Court | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
LGBTTQQIAAP: Based on her conversations with Bermuda College students, Kennita Perry felt there were a lot of people who identified with the letters, or had questions about the letters, or misunderstood the letters.
The Village is a haven for all of ...
New signature programmes at CedarBridge and The Berkeley Institute are based on high-demand sectors of the economy and “will bode well as a start for our students upon entering the workforce”, the Education Minister said.
Diallo Rabain last night ann...
DATE: May 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
Casinos are set to become a reality in Bermuda after senators passed three pieces of gaming and betting legislation.
The Gaming (Transfer of Functions) Act 2021, The Betting Act 2021, and The Betting Fees Regulations 2021 were all passed yesterday m...
DATE: May 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
Inflation. We all know it when we see it. Prices rise, gas stations have lines. Graphs point upward. Eyebrows lift. Eyeballs roll. From Mary Tyler Moore gently tossing a package of meat into her shopping cart in the opening credits of her 1970s sitco...
A pilot, a coding whiz and a soft drink entrepreneur are among a group of Bermudians who will deliver inspirational talks at an upcoming virtual meeting.
They will speak via Zoom to other young Bermudians who are signed up to participate in two you...
DATE: May 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
Spare a little sympathy — just a little — for Clarien Bank.
When it announced that it was giving $100,000 to assist Black and members of other underrepresented groups to pay their school fees at private schools, its executives presumably expected to...
DATE: May 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials | AUTHOR: RG: In our Opinion
As the owner of Blueprint Hair Salon on Par-la-Ville Road, Raquel Furbert regularly sees clients with thinning hair or itching, flaking scalp.
She can try to help, but ultimately, she is not a doctor.
“There is only so much we can do,” Ms Furbert sa...
DATE: May 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local Business | AUTHOR: Jessie Moniz Hardy
