The Bermuda Electric Light Company Ltd. (‘BELCO’) would like to congratulate the recipients of this year’s annual scholarships and bursaries, ranging from $1,000 to $25,000 per selected student. Sixteen deserving students received the BELCO scholarsh...
DATE: Oct 08, 2019 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Press Release
A new scholarship programme partnership between Athene Holding Ltd, Athene Life Re and Bermuda College is the largest of its kind at the Paget institution.
The Athene Scholarship will be awarded to 1ten students each academic year and will pay for t...
DATE: Oct 07, 2019 | CATEGORY: Reinsurance | AUTHOR: Business Staff
A long-serving teacher and a lifelong reading advocate died at the weekend.
Darnell Wynn, née Todd, was 62 years old. Ms Wynn spent more than two decades teaching English and literature at the high school and middle school levels.
She also served a...
Athene Holding Ltd. (“Athene”) (NYSE: ATH) and its subsidiary Athene Life Re, announced a new scholarship program in partnership with Bermuda College – the largest of its kind at the college.
The Athene Scholarship will be awarded to 10 students at B...
A children’s re-enactment of the historic Gunpowder Plot of 1775 has been hit this week with its own case of missing gunpowder.
Now charities involved in the education field trip for primary school students have pleaded for the return of the historic...
DATE: Oct 05, 2019 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Pupils witnessed a human in flight yesterday as a British jet-suit inventor took to the skies.
Richard Browning flew above Warwick Academy, powered by five gas-turbine jet engines strapped to his body.
About 450 high school students gathered in the s...
DATE: Oct 05, 2019 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
Last week during the motion to adjourn in the House of Assembly, those in the chambers and, indeed, the wider listening audience were treated to former Cabinet minister Sylvan Richards throwing a challenge to members of the Progressive Labour Party.
...
DATE: Oct 04, 2019 | CATEGORY: Opinion Writer | AUTHOR: Christopher Famous
As a teen, Shane English benefited from living in a financially literate household, but he realises that isn’t necessarily the norm in Bermuda.
Mr English, an investment review analyst at Lombard Odier, says it can be difficult for some people to dis...
DATE: Oct 04, 2019 | CATEGORY: Personal Finance | AUTHOR: Duncan Hall
The Bank of Bermuda Foundation is very pleased to announce the appointment of three new Directors to its Board. Earlier this year the Foundation ran a series of advertisements looking for members of the community interested in volunteering their time...
DATE: Oct 04, 2019 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Press Release
A pilot programme will teach IT skills to young men at risk of antisocial behaviour or lawbreaking, it was announced yesterday.
The Bermuda Technical Institute Association is behind the introduction of the scheme, which will benefit people involved i...
DATE: Oct 03, 2019 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Fiona McWhirter