1146 results returned for search: "education AND " author Jonathan Bell
Phyllis Curtis-Tweed, the former principal of the Berkeley Institute, has been announced as the new vice president of academic and student affairs at Bermuda College.
Dr Curtis-Tweed, a Bermudian, graduated from Emory University with a PhD, and pursu...
DATE: Aug 22, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Talk is good — as champion debater Kenza Wilks can attest.
Learning the structured arguing of a point is “more and more important” in today’s acrimonious world.
Fresh from the World Schools Debating Championships in Bali this month, Mr Wilks ranked f...
DATE: Aug 16, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The mother of a special needs adult has criticised the island’s lack of resources, claiming clients are being neglected.
And the woman said the only specialist unit, the K. Margaret Carter Centre, was decades behind international standards and had co...
DATE: Aug 16, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s student debate team enjoyed a promising start at this year’s World Schools Debating Championships, although illness forced the group’s withdrawal during the preliminary rounds.
The island was represented in Bali, Indonesia, by Megan Sutclif...
DATE: Aug 16, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The People’s Campaign pressure group, largely quiet in recent months, is still in action according to Senator Jason Hayward, a prominent member of the organisation.
The group is now completing its social and economic empowerment blueprint for release...
DATE: Aug 10, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Keisha Douglas has been announced as the next principal of the Berkeley Institute.
A Berkeleyite with more than 22 years’ experience in education, Ms Douglas replaces Phyllis Curtis-Tweed, who declared her resignation earlier this year to pursue anot...
DATE: Aug 01, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The One Bermuda Alliance’s failure to heed the island’s social issues has been criticised by election contender Rodney Smith, who accused the party of ducking cold truths on race, education and economic inequality.
Calling for a brutally honest conve...
DATE: Jul 28, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, sworn in yesterday as the Leader of the Opposition, also announced her Shadow Cabinet and a Senate team from which Michael Fahy was notably absent.
Mr Fahy, whose immigration policies were widely perceived as a liability when...
DATE: Jul 27, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Progressive Labour Party government is meeting with union leaders and international business representatives as it unveils specifics of its 100-day plan in stages over the days and weeks ahead, David Burt announced yesterday afternoon.
Speaking s...
DATE: Jul 26, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Wayne Caines
The Progressive Labour Party’s candidate for Devonshire North West, Wayne Caines traces his roots in Happy Valley back to his grandfather’s arrival 90 years ago.
The lawyer and former CEO of Digicel Bermuda emphasised Constituency 14’s d...
DATE: Jul 14, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell