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Pupils at a primary school were sent home today because of a power cut. Children at Dalton E Tucker PS in Southampton were allowed to leave after a power cut around noon. Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, said: “Belco was immediately contacte...

A fundraiser started in memory of a teenage boy who died in a road accident has raised three quarters of its $10,000 goal. Antoinette Burgess, who started the Kijani Burgess Dream Award in honour of her late son, said that about $3,235 of the cash w...

Lily Crofts, a student at Somersfield Academy and part of its International Baccalaureate Programme’s inaugural year group, was to have been Belle in the school production of Beauty and the Beast – until Covid-19 forced its cancellation. Compare...

A schoolgirl who took part in a global debating competition with other teenagers until 5am has placed in the top 20. McKenzie-Kohl Tuckett, 17, came 16th in this year’s World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships out of a field of mor...

Public schools are expected to re-open next Monday – if public health targets allow. Diallo Rabain, the education minister, said the Education Emergency Measures Committee had met yesterday and the plan would be confirmed when David Burt, the Premier...

Bermuda High School pupils will return to the classroom next week if the Government moves to Phase 2 of the gradual return to normal life on Sunday as planned. The news of the Monday return came in a letter from Linda Parker, the head of school, to p...

A consultation period on the introduction of specialist signature schools was a success, the education ministry said yesterday. A spokeswoman added officials were happy with the level of participation – but declined to say how many people had taken p...

A Bermudian actor will graduate next week armed with a scholarship and an award for excellence in theatre. Lyon Hamill, 22, said the recognition gave him “a jolt of confidence as I set my sights on my next move to New York City, where I will try to e...

A schoolgirl has sprung a sweet surprise on trash collection workers. Little True Bourne, aged 6, penned a thank-you letter to the island’s unsung heroes who keep the country clean. She wrote: “Dear sanitation workers, I want to thank you for keepin...

Schoolchildren could be back at their desks by next Monday, it was revealed yesterday. Deryn Lavell, the head of school at Saltus Grammar, said in a letter to parents and guardians: “We are currently waiting for Government confirmation for a full ret...