Celebrated businesswoman Meredith Whitney reflected on turning points in her career when she spoke at a Seaside Chat organised by Bermuda’s 100 Women in Finance group.
Ms Whitney in 2006 successfully predicted the US mortgage crisis and difficulties ...
The cost of financial assistance is expected to drop by about $1.5 million in the next fiscal year.
The update came as the 2018-19 Budget earmarked $51.68 million for the programme, down from $53.55 million in 2017-18.
Financial assistance has been u...
DATE: Feb 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
A commitment to the introduction of roadside breath tests is “a frontline priority”, despite no mention of road safety in the Budget statement.
Walter Roban, Minister of Transport and Regulatory Affairs, said that handheld breathalysers were not high...
DATE: Feb 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
The survival of the Progressive Labour Party will depend on unity in its ranks, Christopher Famous told its Founders’ Day lunch yesterday.
“As a party, as a people, we must be mature enough to discuss and sort out things between ourselves, both behin...
DATE: Feb 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
Sharmaine Nusum has not looked back since she stepped into a classroom for the first time.
Now, the 45-year-old social studies teacher has been named Outstanding Teacher 2018 by the Bermuda Education Network.
Ms Nusum, who teaches M3 at TN Tatem Midd...
Proposals to merge or close schools should be looked at again before the Government splashes out to repair crumbling buildings, the teachers’ union has said.
Mike Charles, secretary-general of the Bermuda Union of Teachers, said it would be too expen...
DATE: Feb 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
Impact Mentoring Academy will this week host an open house for parents and students for the 2018-19 academic year.
The all boys school, based out of The Berkeley Institute Cultural and Education Centre, will highlight its school improvement plan at t...
Bermuda College manager Constance Ridley Smith has won the 2018 Chair Academy’s Idahlynn Karre Exemplary Leadership Award in the United States.
The award recognises achievements of peer post secondary leaders and/or leadership teams that advance acad...
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My wife and I have $72,000 in debt from student loans and a car loan. We’re trying to pay off our debt using the debt snowball system, and we each make about $45,000 a year. She’s a teacher, and she’s planning on going back to school for h...
The Chamber of Commerce praised David Burt yesterday for scrapping “outdated policies” as Bermuda aims to compete in the modern world.
President John Wight pointed to the relaxation of the business ownership 60:40 rule, which will mean foreigners wil...
