Are we there yet? This is a question frequently asked by persons on a journey to a place not yet known to them.
In 1834, England declared that all enslaved persons throughout the British Empire were to be set free of slavery. August 1 was to be their...
DATE: Aug 05, 2016 | CATEGORY: Opinion Writer | AUTHOR: Christopher Famous
More must be done to ensure single mothers can secure a living wage, according to Kelly Hunt of the Coalition for the Protection of Children.
During the first of a series of public meetings organised by the Parliamentary Joint Select Committee on Wom...
DATE: Aug 04, 2016 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Major maintenance works are under way to deal with neglected preschool and primary school infrastructure in preparation for the start of the academic year next month.
Wayne Scott, the Minister of Education, and Craig Cannonier, the Minister of Public...
DATE: Aug 04, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
Kenny Leseur is not having a typical summer, doing what 12-year-olds do.
The talented young golfer is on a mission, and next week makes his third golf-related trip of the summer, this time to South Carolina to attend the International Junior Golf Aca...
DATE: Aug 03, 2016 | CATEGORY: Golf | AUTHOR: Lawrence Trott
A top IT consultant from London is to be the keynote speaker at a conference in Bermuda on cybersecurity.
Darren Wray, chief executive officer of IT firm Fifth Step, will feature at the Secure Bermuda 2016 conference, to be held next Wednesday.
Mr Wr...
DATE: Aug 03, 2016 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
As we move about the community, our countrymen are saying time and time again that they are tired of politicians politicising crime as if they can singularly and magically make criminality disappear overnight. Bermudians are telling us that words of ...
Explorers of the deep ocean Nekton who have been exploring Bermuda’s sea bed have produced a 360 degree virtual reality video that allows viewers to experience a virtual submersible dive to the deepest point of the world’s ocean.
The film shows foota...
DATE: Aug 03, 2016 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
Bermudian student Kyra Hodsoll has won this year’s scholarship from insurance and reinsurance firm Validus.
Ms Hodsoll, a second year summer student at Validus, is studying at Kingston University in England.
Ed Noonan, Validus chairman, said: “After ...
Good morning, good afternoon, good evening — it’s the little things that count in Bermuda. Etiquette expert Trudy Snaith has written Bermuda Shorts & More to help people who are new to the island fit in. The book covers “cultural etiquette faux pas” ...
DATE: Aug 01, 2016 | CATEGORY: Arts & Entertainment |
Knowledge Quest, the scholarship charity now in its 15th year, fêted donors, graduates and scholarship winners, as its semi-annual party heard that $4.2 million had been committed to education.
The group specialises in “last resort scholarships for B...
