A working legacy that sustained generations of young men is in danger of vanishing, a prominent graduate of the Bermuda Technical Institute has warned.
“I just wonder where I would be if there had been no Tech,” said Wilmouth Elmes, who left the inst...
DATE: Sep 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
This is the summary of my search for some answers on the underemployment / unemployment situation in Bermuda.
The changes in our economy continue to impact segments of society that were able to survive financially under our older employment model of ...
The Bermuda Red Cross is offering an exciting new way to learn CPR and First Aid with the introduction of a video simulation game that depicts real life emergency situations.
The game, which teaches the theory portion of the training, is set in a vir...
DATE: Sep 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Health | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
In the third and final part of his series on education, Bryant Trew spells out how public schools can return to their former glory if we, as a community, take greater responsibility for our children and our neighbourhoods.
“From the beginning we’re...
Roseller Pia was devastated when he had to leave engineering school early. The Filipino had always dreamt of becoming a ship-builder. But he was the eleventh of 12 children and his father, a farmer, could no longer afford to pay for his education.
So...
An award-winning documentary and an acclaimed drama featuring a stellar ensemble cast are to screen at the Weekend Film Series on Sunday.
Screening at 3pm at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute, William and the Windmill tells the story of Ma...
Carlos Symonds loves making students look at things from a fresh perspective. This is partly what drew him to Somersfield Academy. According to the 58-year-old, he especially loves that the Devonshire school “honours diversity and celebrates differen...
“Mr. Speaker,
There are black people and white people of goodwill who see racism as the evil that it is and who seek to dismantle it wherever they find it. This should be the work of all citizens of our country, especially those to whom much has been...
A former top US basketball player and a writer for hit cartoon show The Simpsons are to take part in an alternative investment conference at the end of the month.
Ex-Baltimore Bullets and New York Knicks player Earl “The Pearl” Monroe, now an entrepr...
DATE: Sep 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: International Business | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
In the investment management industry women account for only 20 per cent of the membership, compared with 34 per cent in the legal profession and 50 per cent of accountants.
The comparatively low percentage of women in the investment management space...
DATE: Sep 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: International Business | AUTHOR: Scott Neil
