Acting as a bridge between science and industry, the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences has performed a crucial role in the research and understanding around the important issue of climate risk.
Founded in 1903 as the Bermuda Biological Station for ...
In 2019, more than 400 natural catastrophe events generated economic losses of $232 billion, but only $71 billion were insured, according to Aon. The numbers illustrate the “protection gap” between the level of insurance in place to cover global risk...
A US residential treatment centre will not be disciplined by state regulators after the death by suicide of a Bermudian teenager, it was reported.
West Ridge Academy, in West Jordan, Utah, was investigated by the state’s Department of Human Services’...
DATE: Jun 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Fiona McWhirter
“Chronic social isolation” contributed to a surge in violence over the National Heroes Day weekend, according to Wayne Caines, the national security minister.
But Mr Caines told the House of Assembly: “Bringing harm to others and instilling fear in t...
DATE: Jun 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Bermuda must tackle systemic racism in order to confront a plague of violence, a counsellor affiliated with Social Justice Bermuda said.
Juanae Crockwell was part of a group of hundreds that marched through Hamilton on June 13 in support of the globa...
DATE: Jun 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Endeavour Community Sailing has released its 2018/19 Impact Report highlighting the enormous difference its programmes are making in the lives of Bermuda’s young people. Endeavour Community Sailing is a nonprofit and registered charity committed to c...
DATE: Jun 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Press Release
A high school was ransacked during a break-in last week.
CedarBridge Academy in Devonshire had the shelves in their greenhouse disassembled and stolen for lumber on Friday.
A post made on the school’s Facebook page said that the shelves were a joint ...
Bermudians are being asked to get up and run to raise money for Bermudian students in an initiative from a former scholarship recipient, Allison Parry.
Ms Parry is calling for islanders to secure pledges for donations from friends and family to run...
DATE: Jun 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Press Release
Amendments to allow suspension of contributions to pension funds for a year were approved by MPs last night.
Curtis Dickinson, the finance minister, said the move was intended to help struggling businesses and workers.
He added: “We are where we ar...
Shoppers will be able to budget better after a database designed to show the cost of essential goods in different stores was backed yesterday by MPs.
The House of Assembly heard that the public sometimes rushed to judgment over price gouging when som...
