Students at Saltus received valuable history lessons as the school’s first black student spoke at the annual Founder’s Day ceremony yesterday.
Speaking in St John’s Anglican Church, Gil Tucker, also the first black Saltus head boy and current chairma...
Bermuda has one of highest per capita gross domestic product* numbers in the world. It is a laudable achievement of Bermuda’s international financial reputation.
There is a downside to that statistic, however. We all know what it is — the cost of li...
A youth group will hold a town hall meeting later this month to look at the issue of voting and the right to vote in Bermuda.
Generation Next will draft a Bill proposing automatic voter registration when men and women turn 18 and then present their p...
Renowned for her vivid watercolours of Bermuda’s flora, Ann Proctor has been remembered by friends and family.
Born in London, Ms Proctor moved to the island in 1964 — paying £38 for a seat on a British Overseas Airways Corporation plane, with her ba...
Seven employees at the Public Transportation Board have earned certification in automotive air conditioning and refrigerant handling in a new programme developed with Bermuda College.
And that could be good news for bus travellers as air conditioning...
A parent involvement committee is to be introduced for the next school year, MPs heard this morning.
The committee will work with the Commissioner of Education to improve parental involvement, education minister Wayne Scott told the House of Assembl...
DATE: Jun 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Bermuda Toastmasters — an organisation aimed at making people better speakers and leaders — will celebrate its 20th anniversary later this month.
“We want to reach out to all current and former members of Bermuda Toastmaster and commemorate our prese...
Young Observer had the opportunity to get up close and learn a little more about an exciting new project planned for children at Botanical Gardens.
An experienced group of minds have come together, including Neville Richardson, curator of the Botan...
Tackle, ruck, line-out, scrum, try … you might be wondering, “what is this girl saying?”
All of these words have to do with a specific sport. If you said, “rugby”, you are correct; but if you said “ballet”, I’m afraid you’re way off.
What’s a try? ...
Kerri Seymour got blank looks when she told her Canadian friends the food tasted “well”.
When she “axed” a question they corrected her pronunciation.
When she said she was “vaxed” they were at a complete loss.
“I was surprised as I thought I spoke...
DATE: Jun 09, 2016 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jessie Moniz Hardy
