Two veteran Bermudian educators have been honoured by the Ontario Black History Society (OBHS) as part of black history month celebrations.
MILLICENT (CAREY) BURGESS
Millicent (Carey) Burgess was awarded the Reverend Addie Aylestock Award, and Phylli...
This time last year I was in parenting hell. At just six months old, little Belle had a nasty case of gastroenteritis. From 10pm till five in the morning, my littlest threw up every 45 minutes. As I had chosen that day to introduce her to carrots, no...
The Island’s parole system faces sweeping changes, Attorney General Kim Wilson has announced.
New legislation will introduce tiered sentencing, as well as tiered criteria for parole eligibility.
The move was welcomed by newly-appointed chairman of th...
DATE: Feb 03, 2012 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Legislators are today being urged to reject proposed changes to the Human Rights Act in favour of amendments which bring Bermuda’s human rights regime in line with international standards.
The amendments to be debated today do not go far enough to c...
Democracy should never become ambiguous, where those in authority take it upon themselves, for whatever reason, to determine what is best for the people, without their full input. Such an attitude, like it or not, carries more than a hint of dictator...
DATE: Feb 02, 2012 | CATEGORY: Opinion Writer | AUTHOR: Al Seymour
Britain should establish a commission to review Bermuda’s existing electoral system, according to UBP MP Kim Swan.
Mr Swan’s suggestion is contained in a submission from the UBP to a White Paper on Overseas Territories Government and the One Bermuda ...
Bermudians have spent much of this week relating to news of the death of former Jamaican Ambassador, the Hon. Dudley Thompson, QC
One of his country’s most brilliant lawyers, a most colourful, firebrand politician, he succumbed to a massive heart at...
Right, so in spite of everything or perhaps because of everything in your career, you have arrived at a retirement decision. Make that semi-retire, because if you are like many close-to-retirees interviewed recently, you are not confident that your p...
January 20, 2012
Dear Sir,
What is unbelievably sad is that many right thinking people who ardently support the Progressive Labour Party must now, at last, be beginning to understand that the PLP policies towards foreign capital and guest workers is ...
DATE: Jan 25, 2012 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
It’s our culture and most likely true for all cultures, that we feel duty bound to look after our loved ones who take ill or whose health is impaired.
When a person has a stroke, for instance, their children and spouse don’t usually cut their ties a...
