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LaVerne Furbert, a former government senator and stalwart of the Bermuda Industrial Union, has died. Ms Furbert was 74. David Burt, the Premier, yesterday led tributes to Ms Furbert and offered condolences to her family. Mr Burt said she was the “ver...

The East End public have been urged to attend public meetings to discuss proposed changes to the primary school system. The Government said it wanted to canvas views in St George’s tomorrow and Thursday on controversial plans to reduce the number of ...

Students planning to enter higher education are being urged to apply for a slew of Government scholarships. Diallo Rabain, the education minister, said yesterday that a marketing campaign promoting the awards will soon be launched. A total of nine sc...

Controversial proposals to shut down almost half the island’s primary schools will not go ahead until a public consultation process is complete, Government has said. But Diallo Rabain, the education minister, warned that opponents of the revamp will ...

Schoolchildren will be able to sit most of their exams this summer – even though tests have been cancelled in the UK because of the coronavirus pandemic. Public and private school students on the island sit exams set by UK examination boards. GCSEs f...

Public schools will open for in-class learning from Wednesday, it has been announced. The Royal Gazette understands that parents of public school pupils were notified of the decision last night in an e-mail from Kalmar Richards, the Commissioner ...

Government schools will be holding virtual open houses for pupils planning to enrol in September. According to the Ministry of Education, open houses will take place on the Zoom video-conferencing app and will be recorded and uploaded onto the Bermud...

Covid-19 has claimed its first victim of the new year, it was revealed last night. Kim Wilson, the health minister said the loss was “very upsetting” for the public. The news came as Ms Wilson announced that more than 9,000 doses of vaccine will arri...

Michael Dunkley, the Shadow Minister of Health, is urging the Government to ensure that fresh supplies of the coronavirus vaccine will be made available. The Government is expected to receive 9,750 doses of the drug this week – enough to provide 4,87...

Bermudians living in London and the south-east of England can still travel home over the holiday season, despite new lockdown laws in the UK. A Government spokeswoman today appealed to Bermudians in the UK to stick to the UK restrictions. But she add...