Inflation fell to 1.7 per cent in November, down from 2.1 per cent the previous month.
A near 7 per cent decrease in the fuel adjustment rate, and lower cost of airfares and overseas accommodations were factors in the lower inflation figure.
The aver...
DATE: Jan 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Scott Neil
Praised for its uniqueness, it’s then unsurprising that an evening of shadow dancing was a first for me.
Created in 2008, Catapult is Adam Battelstein’s take on ancient Chinese shadow theatre, using bodies instead of puppets.
With no point of refer...
Chrysda Smith has been expressing herself through song for as long as she can remember.
Now the 15-year-old’s musical gifts are being channelled into a creation that she hopes will serve as an inspiration to her peers.
“I want to empower young women,...
DATE: Jan 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
The Coalition for the Protection of Children has received a $5,000 cheque from local company Marsh and Guy Carpenter.
The donation will help the charity with its family services, which includes mediation, medical and emergency financial support, a...
Wayne Perinchief, the former Minister of National Security, has challenged the Progressive Labour Party to state explicitly whether it supports the People’s Campaign.
If it does, he called on the party to boycott the scheduled February 3 parliamentar...
DATE: Jan 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
A new learning model is being proposed by two local educators to better equip pre- and primary school-aged children to “take their rightful place on the global stage”.
The premise will be presented by Sharon Speir and Llewellyn Simmons as part of the...
We paid tribute in our column last week to Gloria Elizabeth Tuzo, I shall now focus on the man who played a pivotal role in her life.
Of course, I speak of none other than Ross Tuzo, her loving and adoring husband and father of their two children, L...
Dear Sir,
It has been more than 50 years since my family of born Bermudians and I left your island to start a new life, beginning here in the United States. After years of hard work and dedication, we are now retired in Ellensburg, Washington State. ...
DATE: Jan 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
The Reverend Nicholas Tweed was applauded last night, on the very day he would have had to leave the island, as the People’s Campaign held its second public forum, with economic empowerment high on the evening’s agenda.
Bermuda Industrial Union presi...
DATE: Jan 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Olympic long jumper Arantxa King has hung up her spikes at the age of 27.
“I retired after a series of injuries I could not overcome and the general sentiments of wanting to move on from sport,” King said.
The daughter of Branwen Smith-King — who com...
DATE: Jan 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Track & Field | AUTHOR: Colin Thompson
