Saturday evening marked the official close of the Bermuda Union of Teachers (BUT) Centennial celebrations. The date, February 1, 2020, was observed with a modest ceremony at the BUT headquarters at 72 Teacher’s Place on Church Street which officially...
Christmas cheer carried over into January as the Pembroke Rotary Club announced the winners of the 2019 Christmas Essay Competition.
The annual contest has run for the past four years, and is open to both public and private schools at the primary, mi...
DATE: Feb 05, 2020 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
The Ministry of Health would like to inform the public that the application period for the Dr. Barbara Ball Public Health Scholarship will open on February 10. The application period will conclude on 30 April 2020.
The Ministry of Health awards the...
DATE: Feb 05, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health | AUTHOR: Press Release
So far the sugar tax is nothing more than a tax grab by the Progressive Labour Party.
In Parliament on Friday, I asked questions of the finance minister, Curtis Dickinson, in regards to the amount raised since the inception of sugar tax on October 1,...
DATE: Feb 04, 2020 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Michael Dunkley
Two trailblazers are to be celebrated at a dinner to mark Black History Month at the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club.
Ruth Thomas and Gil Tucker will speak about their personal experiences and the importance of black history at the event.
Ms Thomas, a...
When Frances Smith started fitness business Actively Aging the hardest part was just finding clients.
The 24-year-old’s target customers — older people, weren’t on social media the way her own generation was.
In the end, what worked was good, old-fa...
DATE: Feb 04, 2020 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jessie Moniz Hardy
Teaching assistants could be in line for a pay rise in the next Budget in the wake of proper job descriptions being finalised after more than 20 years.
The Bermuda Union of Teachers said it was “reasonably optimistic” that a wage increase for classro...
The Bermuda Hockey Federation has finally concluded their search for a full-time head coach with the appointment of Mathias Ahrens.
Having endured dwindling numbers within its members for a number of years, the federation advertised for the position,...
DATE: Feb 04, 2020 | CATEGORY: Hockey | AUTHOR: Sam Murley
Patients 1st Bermuda, a pressure group with 10,000 supporters to improve healthcare reform, is hosting a ‘Health Plan Talk in the Park’ this Friday Feb 7th.
The group was started by concerned medical professionals and has now grown to a community fo...
DATE: Feb 04, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health | AUTHOR: Press Release
The sugar tax, imposed on October 1, 2018, collected $5,402,000 by December 1, 2019.
The extra duty on sugary foods and drinks, aimed at reducing diabetes and obesity, was raised to 75 per cent in April last year, with the revenue to be used for heal...
DATE: Feb 03, 2020 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
