A recommendation by the SAGE Commission that Government implement the mandatory retirement policy for its workers has been met with dismay and a warning from advocacy group Age Concern.
Accepting the recommendation would retard the progress of human ...
You can’t beat the wit of Oscar Wilde. “I live in constant fear of not being misunderstood”, he once lamented. Of course Mr Wilde was no politician. Politicians have the opposite lament: they want to be always understood whatever they say however the...
Premier Craig Cannonier is in the Bahamas to celebrate that country’s 40th anniversary of independence.
He was invited to attend official ceremonies hosted by Bahamas’ Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Perry Christie.
“The Premier has also been in...
July 4 celebrations along the stretch of South Shore from Elbow to Coral Beach are a regular fixture.
Locals and visitors alike set up camp in the late night hours to be in prime viewing position of the spectacular fireworks display commemorating US ...
By Dr Edward Harris
Heritage Matters
A little over nine hundred miles to the south of Bermuda lies the great archipelago of the Bahamas, a group of hundreds of islands and cays associated with Bermuda since the inception of its settlement by European...
After a slow start, Hamilton’s Harbour Nights has suddenly come to life with twice as many people attending the Wednesday evening event to shop at vendors’ food and product stalls, and with children taking advantage of the activities on Reid Street.
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DATE: Jul 05, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local Business | AUTHOR: Rebecca Zuill
Solar panels have been installed at the US Consulate in an effort to go green.
A spokeswoman said the 3.12kW system is expected to save the Consulate more than $1,400 in its first year, and more than $32,000 over the next 25 years should the cost of ...
DATE: Jul 05, 2013 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Americans living in Bermuda, or visiting the Island, have found plenty of enjoyable ways to celebrate the Fourth of July US Independence Day.
New traditions and enjoying the beauty of Bermuda is what it’s all about for many, including Minyell Long an...
Whether at home in the United States or in foreign lands, Americans eagerly anticipate Independence Day every year. On this, the 237th anniversary of our Declaration of Independence, we look back with pride and excitement on those hopeful and daring ...
Cancer patient and research assistance group PALS has committed $200,000 from its Children’s Care Fund to two paediatric cancer research studies.
PALS president and CEO Ann Smith Gordon announced the funds will go to research studies by physicians as...
