Neika does not have children of her own, but she has been mother to four children in need.
For Neika — not her real name — signed up as a foster parent to give children a safe environment and a place to call home.
Neika said she became a foster mot...
TODAY
• St Paul’s Guild: Join us for a pre-Mother’s Day bingo night. Tickets, $15, are available from Guild members and include a meal and one bingo card. Additional cards cost $2. 6.30pm to 9pm at St Paul’s Christian Education Centre. For more infor...
Lindsay Simmons has fostered close to 20 children. Last week she received an early Mother’s Day gift when she adopted her own.
Three-year-old Laundyn has been in her care since she was born because her birth mother was a heroin user who left her dau...
Justin Mathias and Scott Pearman were announced by the One Bermuda Alliance yesterday as its candidates for two by-elections.
Mr Mathias will carry the Opposition’s flag in Warwick North East against the Progressive Labour Party’s Curtis Dickinson an...
DATE: May 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
“When you hear about slavery for 400 years. For 400 years?! That sounds like a choice.”
These were words spoken by American entertainer Kanye West that speak to the complete lack of knowledge of the true horrors of 500 years of European colonialism ...
DATE: May 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Opinion Writer | AUTHOR: Christopher Famous
The next round of legislation to develop a financial technology business in Bermuda is to be tabled today in the House of Assembly.
David Burt, the Premier, said the Digital Asset Business Act 2018 was “an exciting, landmark achievement”.
He added a ...
DATE: May 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
That white males earn 70 per cent more than black men in the category of personal income with respect to full-time employment of those aged 16 and above in the 2016 census should be pause for significant concern.
Similarly, the companion statistic t...
Saltus Grammar School has announced a new five-year plan.
The school said the blueprint was designed to promote 21st-century-style learning.
The plan, called “The Key”, focuses on four areas that reflect the priorities of the school over the next fi...
DATE: May 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: News Staff
The Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service’s newest recruits have been trained in child sex abuse prevention.
Now the BFRS wants to extend the training run by charity Saving Children and Revealing Secrets to all its staff.
Troy Furbert, divisional officer ...
All education staff will undergo performance appraisals as part of the blueprint for Bermuda’s public school system.
Education minister Diallo Rabain delivered an update on Plan 2022 at the House of Assembly today.
The plan does not specifically addr...
DATE: May 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
