Two more schools have been awarded green flag status through Greenrock’s Eco-Schools programme, bringing the island’s total to six.
The award — an international symbol of school sustainability — was granted to Lyceum Pre-School and Victor Scott Prim...
Members of the Bermuda Union of Teachers have commenced working to rule and could take further action, after a breakdown in negotiations with the Ministry of Education.
Teachers agreed to work their contracted hours only following a vote at an emerg...
DATE: Jun 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
Recent warm and wet weather has created a perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes and the experts at Vector Control are reminding the public to be vigilant and empty out standing water.
It comes amid ongoing concerns about the mosquito-borne Zika viru...
Youth mentoring charity YouthNet received a $5,000 lift from Bermuda Aviation Services this week.
As part of the BAS Group corporate social responsibility programme, the company presented Clare Mello, executive director for YouthNet, a cheque to help...
DATE: Jun 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Questions have been raised over the validity of an online invitation for a live debate between the Premier and the Leader of the Opposition.
The call from the youth group Generation Next for a debate to be streamed online was accepted by David Burt, ...
DATE: Jun 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: News Staff
Kevin Richards has joined the board of the Bermuda International Shipping Association.
Mr Richards is a business development manager with the Bermuda Business Development Agency, and one of his areas of focus is shipping.
He described the shipping as...
The Bermuda Trade Union Congress has called on the next Government to establish and maintain “a healthy balance between the interests of business and the interests of workers”.
The BTUC put out a press release pointing to complaints over a number of ...
DATE: Jun 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
When his children were falling, he picked them up — and when they didn’t believe in themselves, he gave them strength.
Tributes have been paid to Hilton Wolfe, Bermuda’s Father of the Year 2017, an “extraordinary” father of four who was celebrated at...
DATE: Jun 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: News Staff
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Bermuda’s Virtual Enterprises International programme has been taking Berkeley Institute students out of the classroom and into the world of business.
And their efforts have led to scholarships overseas worth thousands of dollars.
The...
A public multi-agency forum next week will address steps to solve Bermuda’s gang violence problem.
The forum — Ending Gang Violence and Exploitation — will be put on by the Interagency Committee for Children and Families, in partnership with the Int...
DATE: Jun 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: News Staff
