As the new school year approaches and Government has confirmed that students in Bermuda will be returning to in-school learning, Digicel is excited to announce that we will be helping families by gifting 100 back packs filled with school supplies for...
DATE: Aug 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Press Release
A back-to-school uniform fundraiser has reached its $75,000 target — but now the organisers have set a new goal of $150,000 because of the expected level of demand.
Gina Spence, the founder of charity Gina Spence Productions, said that their Each One...
The plant-based dinner at Taste may have been a first for a Bermuda restaurant: five courses completely free of animal products and allergens. Mel Dupres created the menu, which drew a sold-out crowd to 141 Front Street.
“I love to eat out and have g...
The Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers has announced the formation of the new Abir Data and Privacy Taskforce to help ensure Bermuda meets international requirements regarding the use of personal data.
The task force, chaired by Jim Paugh...
DATE: Aug 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Reinsurance | AUTHOR: Business Staff
Construction industry leaders are disappointed after an annual government grant set up to support training programmes was suspended because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Construction Association of Bermuda said it hoped talks with the Department of ...
DATE: Aug 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Fiona McWhirter
Three young people won gift certificates after they took part in a competition to express their thoughts on emancipation.
Lovitta Foggo, the Minister of Community Affairs and Sport, congratulated first place winner Harmony Seymour, runner-up Melissa ...
DATE: Aug 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Fiona McWhirter
Many black people will be frozen out of legal cannabis use because they will be unable to afford an annual $750 licence fee for personal cultivation, campaigners warned yesterday.
Social Justice Bermuda said the fee could keep the illegal cannabis ma...
Sandcastle sculptors will be asked to reflect the unprecedented events of this year in the annual Bermuda Sandcastle Competition.
Hannah Emmerson, the organiser of the event, said it would be the first time in 25 years that the competition would have...
At the end of each day, art teacher Richelle Richards has often collected a box of lost items belonging to children — water bottles, sneakers, lunch bags. She has seen some middle-school students go home without shoes.
“How do they not know they don...
DATE: Aug 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jessie Moniz Hardy
A scholarship in memory of a dedicated sponsor of Bermudian education has helped open doors for four promising students.
William “Liam” Peniston III, Nathan Titterton, Ryan Topple and Kayah Wilks are the winners of the 2020-21 Nicholl Scholarships, a...
DATE: Aug 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
