Dear Sir,
I am a 19-year-old Bermudian studying business at the University of Edinburgh and I wish to address something to our government.
My generation is being punished and imprisoned on account of fear, punished by our own government and being hel...
DATE: Jun 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor | AUTHOR: Letters to the Editor
Government avoids being held accountable for school performance if it continues to keep academic grades “top secret”, a former top civil servant told education reformers this week.
Mansfield Brock, CBE, a former Permanent Secretary of Education and ...
DATE: Jun 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
Larry and Jacqui Washington, the parents of swimmer Jesse Washington, have expressed their disappointment with the Bermuda Olympic Association’s decision not to consider their son and Madelyn Moore for selection for the Olympic Games.
This week the ...
DATE: Jun 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Swimming | AUTHOR: Lawrence Trott
Maybe it is a sign of old age when one becomes sensitive about subjects such as democracy or the lack thereof. Certainly, day-to-day management items tend rather to look at the implications of broader moves that affect the freedoms and livelihood of ...
“The stone that the builder refused has become the head cornerstone.”
— Psalm 118:22
Growing up in the rural mountains of Tortola in the Virgin Islands, my mother and her four sisters never had to worry about going hungry, being bullied or ...
DATE: Jun 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Opinion Writer | AUTHOR: Christopher Famous
An international children’s charity has donated hampers to 22 families in need.
The families, about 97 people altogether, received cleaning products, masks and gift cards from grocery stores and pharmacies from the Continental Society of Bermuda.
Tra...
Some businesses in Bermuda and the Caribbean, may be waiting until it’s too late to adequately protect themselves from cyber crime, Digicel has revealed.
Research by Digicel has found that Caribbean businesses have a tendency to treat cybersecurity ...
DATE: Jun 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: International Business | AUTHOR: Jessie Moniz Hardy
The Saltus Class of 2021 started a new chapter in their lives last week after they celebrated their high school graduation.
The 44 youngsters met at the school’s Pembroke campus on Thursday for a ceremony joined by school staff and their family membe...
The deadline for young people to sign up for a volunteer programme at the Government’s Covid-19 testing laboratory is fast approaching, a spokeswoman said today.
The Molecular Diagnostics Lab will accept applications for its Summer Student Volunteer ...
DATE: Jun 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health | AUTHOR: Sékou Hendrickson
The “Living Classroom” on Trunk Island has benefited from a $10,000 donation by the Garden Club of Bermuda.
The Bermuda Zoological Society runs the living classroom project on the Hamilton Parish island with the aim of educating tomorrow’s environme...
DATE: Jun 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Environment | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan