February is Black History Month and this year marks the 400th anniversary that blacks were brought to Bermuda as indentured servants. Throughout this month, The Royal Gazette will feature people, events, places and institutions that have contributed ...
February is Black History Month and this year marks the 400th anniversary that blacks were brought to Bermuda as indentured servants. Throughout this month, The Royal Gazette will
feature people, events, places and institutions that have contributed...
Emperor Haile Selassie was born on July 23, 1892 as Tafari Makonnen just outside the city of Harrar in Enjersa Goro Province, Ethiopia. His mother was Yeshimbet Ali Abajiffar and his father was Ras “Duke” Makonnen Wolde Michael, Governor of Harrar, r...
Patrick Singleton has been named to an influential commission within the International Olympic Committee.
The Bermuda Olympian will take over as the World Olympians Association representative on the IOC athletes’ commission for an initial term runnin...
DATE: Jan 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Event | AUTHOR: Lawrence Trott
If David Cameron seems in a hurry to hold his promised referendum on whether Britain stays in the European Union this summer, he should be. The Prime Minister is much more likely to lose if he waits until next year.
There are two reasons why question...
Tawana Tannock, the Human Rights Commission’s newly appointed president, sees “exciting and dynamic times” ahead for human rights in Bermuda.
“Human rights have been at the forefront of Bermuda’s imagination for the last three years — it’s a great ti...
DATE: Jan 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Lawyer Tawana Tannock is the new chairwoman of the Human Rights Commission.
Ms Tannock, who has been appointed for the 2016-18 term, is joined by deputy chairman John Hindess and commissioners Ben Adamson, Carla Lambert, Kim Simmons, Donna Daniels, F...
In recent months, the issue of same-sex marriage has been a topic that has caused a great deal of debate in our island home.
While I personally believe in the union between a man and a woman, I don’t support discrimination in any shape, form or fash...
The most mundane tasks seemed impossible after Otives Doars’s leg was amputated six years ago.
It was a frustrating period, but the 89-year-old is now grateful that her children encouraged her independence.
“I still drive,” she said. “My children wou...
DATE: Jan 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Home & Away | AUTHOR: Jessie Moniz Hardy
Just recently it has been reported that marriages are in decline, along with birthrates in Bermuda, thus matching trends around the world. We researched as to why this is happening?
Many women cannot find “Mr Right”, even though they are looking har...
