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Kenneth Smith likes to call himself a “do-what-you-got-to-do fellow”. He’s 94, but when his grass needs mowing, he mows it; when his garden needs ploughing, he ploughs it. His garden is his passion. “When I get up in the morning the first thing I ...

The Corporation of Hamilton has applied to overturn the legal judgment regarding its $18 million debt over the failed Par-la-Ville hotel project. Mayor Charles Gosling said that the Corporation’s prior administration did not have the remit to enter i...

An event tomorrow afternoon will mark 400 continuous years of sitting of courts in Bermuda, since the Court of General Assize first sat on the June 15, 1616. Chief Justice Ian Kawaley will preside over the hour-long special sitting, taking place from...

Dear Dr Nekia, My wife and I were having a discussion about an article that we had both read regarding genetically engineered children. The article was saying that such children would eliminate the need for sex and would produce genetically superior ...

A youth group will hold a town hall meeting later this month to look at the issue of voting and the right to vote in Bermuda. Generation Next will draft a Bill proposing automatic voter registration when men and women turn 18 and then present their p...

Sir John Swan’s “significant contributions in the business arena and the world of politics” befit his designation as the island’s latest national hero, according to Sylvan Richards. Mr Richards, the Minister of Social Development and Sports, made the...

Bermuda’s seniors will be getting a 5 per cent raise in their pensions as of August this year — the first increase for five years. However, the hike will come at a cost for employees and employers. Minister of Finance Bob Richards told the House of ...

Royal Bermuda Regiment soldiers were front and centre on Saturday as Bermuda celebrated the Queen’s Birthday with a parade in Hamilton. Troops fired the traditional feu de joie — a rippling rifle salute — and a 21-gun salute with the RBR’s ceremonial...

Eight properties owned by the Bermuda Government are under consideration for sale to the public, the House of Assembly heard this morning. Details were given by Craig Cannonier, the Minister of Public Works, in response to parliamentary questions fro...

Southcote’s sturdy structure dates back hundreds of years and if its walls could speak they would tell tales of the birth of Charlie Chaplin’s wife, Oona O’Neill, and the visits of American novelist George Washington Cable. The old Bermuda cottage is...

Just a few weeks until the end of term and I am clinging on for dear life. September started out so well. I was laying out uniforms the night before, diligently supervising homework, packing prize-winning lunches … where did it all go wrong? With ju...

If I were inclined to take the well-trodden path, I would suggest that we just stock sauvignon blanc, pinot grigio and chardonnay when it comes to white wine, as it would probably cover 90 per cent of our customer demand. We do not limit ourselves to...