Debt is easy money. A lump sum payment, upfront cash, easy to justify, easy to spend. Trouble is, what you bought with it, is not yours, not until you pay the cash back.
Personal debt is a personal burden. No matter the financial circumstances or th...
One morning Eileen Vanderpool awoke to the sound of grease crackling in the pan and the smell of eggs frying. She thought it was her husband cooking breakfast, but when she took a look in the kitchen, there was her five-year-old daughter, cooking up ...
July 15, 2011
Dear Sir,
The announcement that the Ministry of Health is going to allow the importation of generic prescription drugs from countries not hitherto permitted has raised questions, hackles and fears for the safety of the patients who will...
DATE: Jul 20, 2011 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
“The journey not the arrival matters.” TS Eliot
Flight 651 to Bridgetown, Barbados: CANCELLED
“What! How is that possible?”
But it was possible and anyone who thinks I should have put quotations around the first line of this column would be wrong. T...
Thirteen local beauties who rocked the runway during the ‘Evolution' fashion show have been shortlisted as possible picks for Top Model Worldwide 2012. International model scout and Top Model Worldwide operations director Geoff Cox announced on Satur...
If ever there was a time when you need a financial plan in your life, this may be it.
Uncertainty over the domestic economy, your job may be on the line, your family may be under financial pressure, and you may be worried about your prospects for fin...
Small and medium-sized businesses will be able to learn more about the benefits and risks of cloud computing and the importance of records management of business continuity thanks to a series of seminar put on by Ignition next week.
The first seminar...
Almost three-quarters of people are unhappy with Government's handling of finances, according to a poll by Mindmaps.
The economy has also displaced crime as the number one issue facing the Island for the first time since January 2009.
It comes after ...
DATE: Jul 13, 2011 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Tim Smith
A miscalculation in ferry passenger numbers caused tourists to be left behind in St George’s, Government has said.
King’s Square was the scene of lengthy queues, as well as irate visitors, when Monday’s 3.45pm ferry back to the West End turned many a...
DATE: Jul 13, 2011 | CATEGORY: Tourism | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
A 36-year-old man who punched another man unconscious in a Hamilton bar has been granted permission to repatriate to the UK.
Richard Brown finished work in Bermuda yesterday and his permit is expected to expire at the end of this month, his lawyer Al...
DATE: Jul 13, 2011 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
