A clear-out of human rights watchdogs has sparked concern about continuity at the anti-discrimination body.
Tawana Tannock, the former chairwoman of the Human Rights Commission, said she was worried important work could “fall between the cracks” if e...
DATE: Mar 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Fiona McWhirter
A local bank is providing financial support for skills programme through six local charities to enhance employability and financial capabilities.
HSBC is providing $398, 000 for the training of young people through several “Future Skills” programme.
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Saltus has announced new financial assistance for primary school students, thanks to “a generous commitment from the Green family”.
In a statement, Amanda Skinner, the school’s director of enrolment management, thanked the Greens for “their continuou...
DATE: Mar 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
The recent news has been flooded with commentary on Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). This tends to be a more leftist leaning theory that supports big government spending and large deficits that get monetised by a central bank.
Basically, governments cr...
Maths lecturer Troy Ashby has claimed another Bermuda record for memorisation of digits behind Pi.
Mr Ashby, of Bermuda College, memorised and wrote 12,000 digits to the right of the decimal, to top his previous best of 6,200, in celebration of World...
DATE: Mar 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Centre for Creative Learning has held an event to celebrate the community members who helped bring their new school premises to life.
The BCCL converted an office into a learning environment for pupils with language-based learning difficu...
DATE: Mar 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Jah-nai Smith will represent Bermuda in an upcoming faith conference after his flair for public speaking earned him the title of Youth of the Year.
The 16-year-old won the accolade when he helped to lead a sermon at a Youth of the Year talent night d...
There was a rush of interest when Doris Wade ordered pottery wheels for her new studio in Hamilton.
“Are they here yet; are they here yet?” was the general refrain from her clients at Endless Creations Pottery & Mosaic Studio.
She received 110 messa...
DATE: Mar 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local Business | AUTHOR: Jessie Moniz Hardy
Pioneering community leader Alice Scott left an indelible mark in Sandys Parish. She was a registered nurse who founded a nursing home and a tennis club, a suffragette and one of the first women in Bermuda to run for a seat in Parliament.
She became ...
The Department of Education is confident that teachers in the Bermuda Public School System are qualified to assess what has been learned by students each day. We appreciate the hard work our teachers do for our students, and wish to thank them for un...
