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Parents will be awarded more say in the administration and reform of Bermuda’s public schools, under legislation approved by Parliament. The Education Amendment Act 2015 will redress a long-standing lack of communication, parental involvement, transp...

Eyewitnesses described several lucky escapes after a bus carrying nine nursery schoolchildren smashed into parked cars on East Broadway before ploughing into a utility pole. Eight people were injured, including two visitors and a few children. None w...

The Island’s waste recycling service will continue “as far as we know”, according to Waste Management’s education and enforcement officer, Vanese Gordon. But recycling is doomed to remain a money-losing enterprise, especially for an Island jurisdicti...

Extra spending alone won’t translate into better results, Education Minister Wayne Scott told Parliament yesterday, defending the $127 million allocated — a drop of five per cent. Mr Scott called the amount acceptable for the public school system’s r...

Family Forum, a confidential support group for people facing difficult times in their lives, invited The Royal Gazette to sit in on its latest meeting for a look at how its members share their experiences. One person speaks at a time and members leav...

One Bermuda Alliance backbencher Mark Pettingill likened the Opposition’s Reply to the Budget to a children’s television show, while the Opposition deemed Government’s policy uncaring and overly reliant on taxation. “Our philosophies are clearly diff...

A maths programme adopted by local schools has received high marks from students who have used it to further their education — and careers. The initiative, known as the Math Springboard, places students alongside workers in the financial sector. For ...

Somersfield Academy is seeking a new head of school for the start of the 2016 academic year. Three years after taking the post as the school set about enhancing its International Baccalaureate programme, Peter Harding announced he would retire in Jun...

An austere 2015-16 Budget, heavy on savings measures, can be expected this morning from Finance Minister Bob Richards. Mr Richards told The Royal Gazette that his Budget speech would include material from the Spending and Government Savings (SAGE) Co...

Shadow Minister for Transport Lawrence Scott had high praise for this week’s road safety summit and said he would gladly join a task force to be created in the coming weeks to address the Island’s dangerous roads. Mr Scott said he found the calling o...