Together for change
August 25, 2009
Dear Sir,
We, the group BERMUDIANS, wish to say a heartfelt "Thank You" to everyone who supported us in our actions of June 16, 19 and 26, 2009. Due to the sheer magnitude of e-mails, telephone calls and comments,...
Before heading to Laos (northern Thailand's neighbour) and to pamper myself after four days stuck to a motorbike I decided I needed to learn about the food I thoroughly enjoyed while travelling Thailand. For $20 in one day, I learned how to cook five...
Question: My son is almost 3 and I still breast-feed him. When I'm around, he doesn't let anyone else touch him or do anything for him. He won't let others wash him, dress him or pick him up. I love him to bits and was wondering if this is normal. He...
Butterfield Bank chairman Robert Mulderig has been appointed to the board of Bermuda-based hedge-fund administrator Butterfield Fulcrum.
Mr. Mulderig, the former chief executive officer of Mutual Risk Management Ltd., is one of three appointments to ...
DATE: Sep 03, 2009 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Kent
OAK BLUFFS, Massachusetts (Reuters) - US President Barack Obama nominated Ben Bernanke to a second term as Federal Reserve chairman yesterday, aiming for continuity at a time when the US economy is breaking free from a deep recession.
Obama interrupt...
DATE: Aug 26, 2009 | CATEGORY: Other |
Reuters historical calendar - August 25
Aug 18 (Reuters) - Following are some of the major events to have occurred on Aug. 25 since 1900:
1936 - Sixteen opponents of Soviet leader Josef Stalin were executed after a show trial.
1940 - Lithuania, Latvi...
@rh18bold:Today in History
Today is Tuesday, August 25, the 237th day of 2009. There are 128 days left in the year.
On this date
In 1825, Uruguay declared independence from Brazil.
In 1875, Capt. Matthew Webb became the first person to swim across th...
Poor service, no sale
August 18, 2009
Dear Sir,
I would have thought in times of a serious economic down-turn that local businesses would go out of their way to offer good service. We are continually asked by the retail industry in Bermuda to 'Buy Be...
Trekking abroad gets tougher for Bermuda residents. For hundreds of years, we have travelled openly and often in the pursuit of both trade and leisure.
We have enthusiastically embraced cultures, customs, cuisine, and cousins — all in the experiencin...
The absence of Her Majesty the Queen from our 400th Anniversary celebrations seemed to get more publicity in England than it did here.
Bermudians do need to understand, though, that Dr. Brown's agreement to give safe haven to Guantánamo Bay prisoners...
