A child protection charity has condemned a decision to release a serial paedophile from prison four years early.
Kelly Hunt, executive director of the Coalition for the Protection of Children, said last night that it was “unfathomable” that Jomar Akb...
I have seen Toni Morrison a handful of times in my life. The most notable was the first time, when I went to hear her read from Paradise while studying abroad in London. It was 1998.
I replayed the speech I’d been practising as we waited in line. All...
Five talented young Bermudian dancers have been awarded scholarships by the National Dance Foundation of Bermuda Fund.
At the presentation this week, Senator Crystal Caesar, long time member of the Foundation, said that the scholarship legacy began ...
DATE: Aug 08, 2019 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Press Release
A new summer Space Camp for schoolchildren blasted off this week.
Twenty middle-school pupils started the free two-week course on Monday and they will learn about subjects such as living in space and atmospheric science.
Walter Roban, the Minister of...
Francis Mussenden, an intern with OBM International, has been awarded the Stanley G. Kennedy Architectural Award by the Institute of Bermuda Architects.
Mr Mussenden receives a cash award of $8,000 to assist with education costs.
A graduate of Warwic...
DATE: Aug 06, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local Business | AUTHOR: Business Staff
The Bermuda Foundation for Insurance Studies has awarded $340,000 in scholarship funding to 16 students focused on careers in Bermuda’s insurance sector.
Since the foundation was founded in 1996 it has awarded more than $6.8 million, in scholarships...
DATE: Aug 06, 2019 | CATEGORY: Reinsurance | AUTHOR: Business Staff
A police station duty officer has revealed that for a decade she felt unable to bring her “whole self” to work because of people’s opinions about the LGBTQ community.
Linda Bogle-Mienzer described the pain of leaving part of her identity behind when ...
DATE: Aug 05, 2019 | CATEGORY: Same-Sex Marriage | AUTHOR: Fiona McWhirter
Would-be astronauts can reach for the stars at a summer camp this month, the Minister of Home Affairs has revealed.
Walter Roban said he was “really excited” about the opportunity for students to learn more about the space industry.
He explained in t...
Public school staff will be responsible for keeping their school websites up to date, a ministry spokeswoman said.
She added that the Ministry of Education’s website and individual school websites would be updated for the start of the new school yea...
Lawrence Trott starts feeling sentimental whenever he drives past East End Primary School.
His parents, Fred and Shirley, and his five siblings studied there; his 1969 class was the first to graduate from the school’s present location — Grenadier Lan...
DATE: Aug 03, 2019 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jessie Moniz Hardy
