A change in the mindset of young people is needed to tackle violence in Bermuda, a community activist has warned.
Desmond Crockwell claimed an “aggression” that permeates the island lies at the root of attacks with weapons.
He believed incidents invo...
The 2018 Throne Speech can be described as bold, attainable and transformative. It represented the true ethos of a labour government that is progressive, and provided the key elements required to tackle systemic societal inequalities head-on. It reco...
Dear Sir,
John Wight wrote a thoughtful opinion in this paper several weeks ago and it has been a topic of editorials about the need to sustain an educated population in Bermuda.
Here is an idea I would like to propose: every overseas education schol...
DATE: Nov 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
The Bank of Bermuda Foundation has funded more than $2.5 million in grants to non-profit groups this year.
It comes after the organisation adopted a new “Theory of Change and Vision for Bermuda” under the principle that all people in Bermuda are heal...
DATE: Nov 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: News Staff
Community activist Gina Spence has returned to the radio with a new weekly show.
Ms Spence is hosting Strength for the Journey on HOTT 107.5 on Sunday evenings, which she promises will be educational, inspirational and entertaining.
She said it was a...
DATE: Nov 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
The sky is the limit for netball on the island after the Bermuda Netball Association was handed a major boost in a new two-year partnership with Digicel.
That is the view of Gina Benjamin, the national team coach and BNA vice-president, who reflected...
DATE: Nov 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sam Murley
Charities and other community workers had hoped the Government would outline a “more strategic focus” in its Throne Speech.
Martha Dismont, the Family Centre executive director, welcomed initiatives to help Bermudians struggling financially but said ...
Thirty-five years ago an alternative learning centre and computer school was opened in the basement of the home of Neletha Butterfield, in Pembroke West. Care Learning Centre will be holding its annual graduation and prize-giving ceremony in the cour...
Dear Sir,
I noted with concern that the recent Throne Speech contained the concept proposed by the education minister via a statement in June of this year with respect to replacing middle schools with “signature schools”.
Subsequent to the June stat...
DATE: Nov 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
Parents and students can learn more about bursaries for next year’s middle school pupils at an event this week.
Mount Saint Agnes Academy, in Hamilton, will hold an information session and tour of the school on Thursday to showcase what it has to off...
