The Bermuda Education Network [BEN] announced the finalists for the 2024 BEN Teaching Awards, honoring outstanding public school initiatives, including Albert Benson, Shacolbi Basden, D’Vonne Ramsay, Katiuska Guerrero, Tamikia Allen, Tanika White, Maha Turner, and Beth Pacheco. A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Education Network [BEN] is proud to announce the finalists for the BEN Teaching […]
10th, February 2025, 05:07pm
The Selection and Appointment Committee [SAC] for Human Rights today announced the newly recruited members for the Human Rights Tribunal panel. A spokesperson said, “The Selection and Appointment Committee [SAC] for Human Rights, established in accordance with Section 13A of the Human Rights Act 1981, as amended [Act], today announced the newly recruited members for […]
10th, February 2025, 05:03pm
Caitlyn Bobb continued her impressive season, representing Virginia Tech University at the Doc Hale VT meet. Bobb delivered a standout performance in the women’s 500m, finishing second with a time of 1:10.54. This remarkable time not only placed her second behind Lauren Tolbert from Duke University [1:10.49] but also shattered two significant records. Bobb’s time […]
10th, February 2025, 04:00pm
Scott Barnes claimed a fourth straight Shifter Masters title in the Skusa Winter Series at the Orlando Kart Centre in Florida yesterday [February 9]. The island’s top karting driver, competing for Maranello Kart USA, went into rounds three and four of the competition leading the standings. Barnes, 40, posted the fastest lap in qualifying in […]
10th, February 2025, 03:55pm
The pink-and-blue container structure near Hamilton Harbour — “initially built for the 2017 America’s Cup and later converted into the Bermuda Visitors Service Centre [BVSC] — is being dismantled after nearly six years on Front Street,” the BTA said. A spokesperson said, “Visitor services will continue in Hamilton as the Hamilton Visitors Service Centre will […]
10th, February 2025, 03:55pm
The Executive of the Bermuda Cricket Board [BCB] announced the continued partnership with Athene Life Re. as the title sponsor of the 2025 Athene Pee Wee ‘Have-A-Go’ CRIIIO Cricket Programme. A spokesperson said, “This year marks the third year of Athene Life Re as the title sponsor of the Pee Wee Cricket Programme, which will […]
10th, February 2025, 03:53pm
The buzz in the air grows louder and louder as Bermuda awaits the final of the Bermuda Spelling Bee competition which is scheduled to take place on Saturday, 8th March. A spokesperson said, “The competition has been open to Bermuda’s public, home-schooled and private school children aged 9-13 and is designed to enhance not only […]
10th, February 2025, 03:52pm
The Minister of Transport, Wayne Furbert met with a group of Bermuda Airport Authority aviation and weather staff to acknowledge their commitment to training and development. Minister Furbert said, “I am quite pleased that training and development opportunities are available for talented young Bermudians at the Bermuda Airport Authority, and I appreciate the Airport Authority’s […]
10th, February 2025, 01:34pm
The OBA’s “election platform is completely silent on the issue of pensions,” Premier and PLP Party Leader David Burt said, with the Premier adding that “the PLP’s 2025 platform is clear: we commit to increasing pensions annually in line with inflation and restoring the cost-of-living increases for public sector retirees, which were frozen in 2014.” […]
10th, February 2025, 01:10pm
[Opinion column written by Sir John Swan] The independents should be flattered, it appears the OBA have given up on beating the PLP and are now focused on attacking the independents. Unfortunately, this is just more of the same old tired rhetoric. The reality is the OBA had their chance at creating the needed change […]
10th, February 2025, 01:06pm