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More than three-quarters of the current active Covid-19 cases in Bermuda are the UK variant, Premier David Burt said in a series of tweets. And he urged the community to continue to be vigilant, saying, “coronavirus is real, but we can’t let our gua...

Thieves have stolen the contents of a collection box for an animal welfare charity. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals’ fundraising box, located at the old terminal of LF Wade International Airport, was broken into last Wednesday an...

Members of the public can gain an understanding of how “21st century learning” is being designed for public school students at a series of pop-up events starting today. The Ministry of Education has scheduled three events - today, Wednesday and Frida...

People are being urged to put their best feet forward and take part in a charity fundraising event this weekend. The Lindo’s to Lindo’s Walk/Run is set to take place from Friday in aid of the Bermuda Diabetes Association. The Lindo’s Group of Compan...

A 50-foot section of wall on Harbour Road, in Paget, is to undergo repairs. The Ministry of Public Works said today that the repair works are due to take place east of Highwood Lane and Lovers Lane “in the coming weeks”. The area will undergo remedi...

The vast majority of the $9 million budget reduction for the Ministry of Education was achieved through the defunding of posts and government austerity measures, the House of Assembly was told yesterday. The overall budget for the Ministry of Educati...

Yesterday, The Royal Gazette profiled the history of four primary schools slated for closure under Government’s education reform proposals. Today, we feature the other five which could shut. Sarah Lagan reports. Elliot Primary School – 1846...

The Minister of Education today pledged to provide professional development for educators which he described as critical to the success of education reform. Government is considering closing nine primary schools as part of wide-ranging reforms which ...

The teachers’ union is prepared to fight redundancies proposed as part of a major shake-up of the schools system, the organisation’s general secretary has said. Mike Charles, the general secretary of the Bermuda Union of Teachers said: “We have not b...

A proposal to close nine primary schools has attracted a mixed reaction from members of the community. Sarah Lagan spoke to Parent Teacher Association members, parents, teachers and former students about the closure of their schools. Here’s what...