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In our household, it’s Christmas wish list time. Letters to the North Pole have been posted. I won’t even comment on my son’s (arm-length) checklist save to say that a real-life elf and the latest Apple product are just two of the many items. Hmmm … ...

The desks weren’t ready and there weren’t any books, but the school was a dream come true for Joanne Ball Burgess. She and her husband Quincy Burgess struggled to find the perfect way to educate their two sons when the family moved to Nairobi, Kenya ...

Former Premier Dame Jennifer Smith has completed a prestigious yearlong course for leaders at Harvard University. Dame Jennifer, a fellow of the university’s Advanced Leadership Initiative, completed the course with a presentation of a plan to increa...

The Progressive Labour Party has “driven a nail in the coffin” of its General Election hopes, according to elder statesman Reginald Burrows. Mr Burrows, a PLP MP and senator from 1968 to 2005, warned that the split — which has seen seven MPs resign f...

The Youth Parliament last night held its first debate of the legislative year, with the student members tackling the subject of mental health. While the government team, led by Namrata Bisht, argued that the Bermuda Government should substantially in...

Tara Kessaram decided enough was enough. The 33-year-old doctor was tired of losing patients to preventable diseases. She left clinical practice to study public health in 2011 and in April, moved to the Solomon Islands to reduce the impact of cigaret...

The Bermuda Government has guaranteed the West End Development Corporation’s payment obligations in relation to a $39 million credit facility provided by Butterfield Bank. Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance, told the House of Assembly that the “un...

Legislation opening up the Island’s power generation sector to competition has been tabled in the House of Assembly. The Electricity Bill 2015 will also provide for a new regulatory framework to oversee the Island’s electricity production and distrib...

After facing accusations of sexism, a council overseeing co-parenting mediators has added two spots specifically for men. The Co-Parenting Council launched on August 1, intending to help separating parents reach an amicable compromise over their chil...

The Bermuda Government has raised land taxes to avert a potential $19.1 million loss in revenues brought about by the latest annual rental value figures. The ARV has fallen due to the recession and the resultant unemployment and a drop in real estate...

The success at the recently completed Paris Climate Conference, in which 196 countries concluded an historic agreement on the complex issue of global warming, is something of a miracle. It is an example by representatives of most of the seven billion...

For the past 26 years, Dennis Outerbridge has helped to ensure holidaymakers enjoy their time in Bermuda. After starting out as a deckhand, Mr Outerbridge followed in his father Wilfred’s footsteps to become a ferry pilot on the Island, as did his b...