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Public-school teachers are being discouraged from leaving their school premises during the working day to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Kalmar Richards, the Commissioner of Education, said in a memo sent last Wednesday: “The reason for this is bec...

The Information Commissioner has upheld a refusal by the Department of Education to release information about an alleged assault by a pupil on the grounds no records had been kept. The decision by Gitanjali Gutierrez was in response to three related ...

The Berkeley Institute has laid out its back-to-school Covid-19 safety precautions in a message to parents. Pupils returned for orientation days from last Tuesday to Friday to prepare for the start of the school year, delayed from yesterday to later...

A charity head condemned misuse of “back-to-school” gift cards yesterday after two were put up for sale on the internet. Gina Spence, of Gina Spence Productions, said that a social-media user posted two Each One Reach One cards on the Bermuda Bargain...

One independent candidate hopes to tackle antisocial behaviour by bridging the gap between seniors and the youth. Antoine Raynor, who is running in Warwick North Central, said that young people in his constituency need mentors, while the elderly hav...

Students are encouraged to use private transport to avoid congestion in the new school term. Neville Tyrrell, the Minister of Transport, said extra minibuses and regular buses would be introduced as he announced the new 2020 school bus schedule yeste...

The island’s private schools have introduced strict Covid-19 safety precautions for the new school year. Warwick Academy, Saltus Grammar School and the Bermuda High School outlined the steps they had taken to protect pupils and staff. These include c...

A pharmacy has donated school supplies to teachers as they prepared to return to the classroom. Par-la-Ville Pharmacy, on Church Street in Hamilton, handed out gift baskets to Tomorrow’s Voices, an autism education organisation, and Prospect Preschoo...

The Attorney-General will stand in the Sandys North seat for the Progressive Labour Party after veteran politician Michael Scott announced his retirement from politics. Kathy Lynn Simmons, also the Minister of Legal Affairs and a senator in the last ...

The first school to reopen after the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown said yesterday that a string of precautions had been set up to protect pupils — but that the safety rules would be changed if needed. Wayne Edwards, the principal of Bermuda Institute in...