Building firm leaders should develop fresh talent and take control of their industry before others do, a construction company chief said yesterday.
Charles Dunstan said he wanted to see the creation of “industry-driven” occupational advisory committe...
Teachers at West Pembroke Primary School have returned to the classroom after they staged a sickout last week.
Mike Charles, general secretary of the Bermuda Union of Teachers, said: “Representatives had a meeting and all the teachers are back at wo...
DATE: Dec 05, 2018 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Staff from Dolphin Quest Bermuda have made a presentation at an international conference on marine education in Connecticut.
Sundée Faulkner, sales and outreach manager, and Kameron Burgess, marine mammal specialist, both attended the Alliance of Mar...
DATE: Dec 05, 2018 | CATEGORY: Environment | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Saving Children and Revealing Secrets is extremely pleased with the statement submitted by the Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs with reference to the Criminal Code (Sex Offender Management) Amendment Act 2018, especially given that spec...
DATE: Dec 04, 2018 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Debi Ray-Rivers
There is perhaps very little difference between a supposition and a hunch. Of the two words, I think “hunch” is the more innocent. I have been a political observer for more than 40 years and for the most part the issues were clear and the political p...
One of the biggest opportunities for Bermuda reinsurers will be to take more risk off the shoulders of taxpayers around the world, delegates at a conference in Hamilton heard.
John Huff, chief executive officer of the Association of Bermuda Insurers ...
Loan sharks have worsened the problems of people in financial difficulty, the House of Assembly heard.
Wayne Furbert, the junior finance minister, said he knew of cases where $10,000 loans become $66,000 debts in just a year, and that action was need...
DATE: Dec 03, 2018 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Our government is focused on technology as a future pillar of the economy, with increasing emphasis in the fintech area. For Bermuda to succeed in this arena, we need to develop a workforce with the skills to meet the needs and demands of this fast-c...
CedarBridge Academy students brought The Wiz to life this weekend in front of cheering crowds.
However, students Quinceé Jones, Joshua Harney and Trinae Edwards said the show was the result of weeks of dedicated work.
Quinceé, 15, said: “We have been...
DATE: Dec 03, 2018 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
A new education campaign designed to boost knowledge about asthma was sparked by the tragic death of a young boy in Britain.
Open Airways, an island asthma charity, is offering the Support Children’s Health-Asthma online course.
The George Coller M...
DATE: Dec 03, 2018 | CATEGORY: Health | AUTHOR: News Staff