The Progressive Labour Party, via the Minister of Finance, has expressed the belief that the national Budget must reflect not just the times in which we live, but also our core values: protecting the vulnerable, expanding opportunity, employing the u...
The Department of Education has asked the Bermuda Union of Teachers to a meeting to tackle fears over a new grading and reports system for pupils.
Kalmar Richards, the Commissioner of Education, announced that the meeting would be held today with hel...
DATE: Mar 05, 2019 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
Remember what it was like when you landed your first “real” job?
The light-footed way you glided through the lobby, the thrill you felt when you opened your first box of business cards, the nervousness of recording your voice message? You were going...
DATE: Mar 05, 2019 | CATEGORY: Opinion Writer | AUTHOR: Robin Trimingham
Born into a prominent family, Wenona Robinson was an elocutionist who took her training in public speaking on stage and into the classroom.
She was also a Girl Guide leader and a founding member and long-time treasurer of the Sunshine League, the chi...
The Brexit circus and the unpopularity of President Donald Trump are causing apprehension about the future of the Anglosphere, the cultural, intellectual and political influence of the core English-speaking nations: Britain and the US
As a non-native...
A Joint Select Committee set up to investigate why protesters were pepper-sprayed by police outside Parliament in December 2016 has held all of its meetings in secret.
The Royal Gazette can reveal that the bipartisan parliamentary group, which promis...
DATE: Mar 04, 2019 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
When people start thinking about financial planning, the types of questions that come to mind include “How much do I save or spend each year?” and “Will I have enough money to retire?”
These are natural questions to be asking. We expect our money to ...
The Youth Speaker of the House led his team to triumph in a Youth Parliament debate on the merits of the sugar tax.
Robert Thomas, 16, and his team argued the proposition that the tax was a benefit to Bermuda and would improve public health.
However,...
Pupils from two primary schools have graduated from the Gang Resistance Education and Training Programme.
Port Royal Primary School and Heron Bay Primary School celebrated their graduation with a visit from Cerepha Bridgeman of the Western Community ...
More women are joining an organisation representing directors and more are taking advantage of training programmes, according to the Bermuda branch of the Institute of Directors.
From 2013 to 2018, the number of female members of the Bermuda branch r...
DATE: Mar 04, 2019 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Business Staff
