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Chandra Persad was thrilled to leave Canada’s winters when she moved to Bermuda in 1970. But the Trinidadian soon found Bermuda also had a chilly side. “There was some discrimination against West Indians,” said the 67-year-old. “People would make co...

Progress. How do you define progress? It can take many forms but the key answer to me is that you develop a plan to make changes and to make things better for you and those around you. Developing a plan of action, measuring your progress, and taking...

Dear Dr Nekia, When is enough, enough? Some people leave at the first signs of trouble and others stay through years of tears. How do you know when it is time to call it quits with no regrets, doubts, guilt, or feeling like you are a failure or quitt...

Loan guarantees for sport and community clubs will help generate jobs, the minister in charge of the portfolio said this morning. Zane DeSilva, Minister of Social Development and Sport, used a press conference to discuss four areas outlined within t...

David Burt, the Premier, and economic development and tourism minister Jamahl Simmons attended the US Congressional Black Caucus Foundation annual legislative conference at the weekend. The two day CBCF meeting in the US capital is a major policy con...

Michael Dunkley, the former premier, yesterday called on government ministers to clear up questions about a planned trip to New York involving politicians. Mr Dunkley’s comments, made during the motion to adjourn, resulted in a heated exchange during...

Bermuda has become the first overseas territory to be awarded whitelist status by France. David Burt, the Premier, told MPs the development underlined the Ministry of Finance’s efforts to support international co-operation on tax matters and financia...

David Burt and Jamahl Simmons have travelled to Washington to attend the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference. The Premier and tourism minister will meet with legislators and citizens to discuss economic development, so...

June Famous looked forward to hurricanes when she was a child in Tortola. Storms were an exciting time for her and her young cousins. The entire family would shelter together, under one roof. “We’d say this was what it was like in Noah’s Ark,” said ...

What resists, persists. I heard this for the first time a couple of weeks ago. It got me to thinking — if we resist something such as a change in our life or business, a new product or service that might help us, or anything “just because” — then wha...

A Bermuda delegation participated in a plaque exchange on the cruise ship MS Aurora. The meeting came as the P&O ship made a short stop-over at King’s Wharf in Dockyard. Transport minister Walter Roban led the delegation on board the Bermuda-register...

Sports minister Zane DeSilva has offered congratulations to triathlete Flora Duffy for her “astounding success” today. Duffy took first place in the WTS Grand Final in Rotterdam, Netherlands, to secure her second consecutive ITU World Triathlon Serie...