she had no idea what path in life she should take, nor yet what career she wanted, so she became a secretary in the insurance world.
The work was not unpleasant, and there were regular paycheques to give her financial independence, but deep down she ...
Bermuda has won the freedom to bring in its own charter flights and Italy and Brazil are under consideration as the Island seeks to up its air lift.
Government is now negotiating with the United Kingdom for autonomy on scheduled flights and, in the m...
Shadow Education Minister Tim Smith last night called for Government to set up an official school inspection body in a bid to ensure teachers and principals met high standards.
The Opposition Minister also said the performance of every school on the ...
A new Government, lots of community speculation, some anxiety coupled with falling confidence, a huge 50-year success story behind us -- our Bermuda is built on brainpower.
Successful ideas brought to the business table, backed with our money and by ...
happening in small (with a population of less than a million), lush Fiji, in the South Pacific, which was granted independence from Britain in 1970. We hope that the imbroglio there ends before it does permanent damage.
On May 19, George Speight, a b...
After 17 years of putting his finger on the pulse of local politics, Royal Gazette cartoonist Peter Woolcock will display 40 of his best cartoons.
Starting Friday, the classic cartoons about local politics and events will be shown in the City Hall lo...
DATE: Jun 01, 2000 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Patrick Burgess
FOR some it is the big C word. It strikes panic, fear or a vague feeling of dread.
Surely it won't happen to me -- at least not for a few years -- is often the abiding sentiment.
For others, however, it is an opportunity waiting to happen: A chance f...
tenants who have defaulted on their rents.
BHC chairman Raymonde Dill said the group was in talks with the owners of a derelict property in Union Street, Hamilton.
He said the eight-unit building would feature shared kitchen and dining rooms run by a...
Bermuda would be likely to reject new options for more self-determination short of Independence, Telecommunications Minister Renee Webb said yesterday.
And she said any changes -- like "free association'' or the UN's "Fourth Option'', both more hands...
DATE: May 20, 2000 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
George Buchanan was born in the charming small village of Lesmahagow on the west coast of Scotland. The oldest of four sons and a daughter, his was a happy childhood if perhaps noisy. He and two of his brothers played the bagpipes while the youngest ...