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Leon James never imagined he’d become a school principal. As a child, he didn’t see the point of education; once he finished primary school, he quit. “I was a big boy and wanted to go out and work,” the 77-year-old said. His parents, Aileen and Arth...

Allen Temple AME Church chose last Sunday to honour a host of retired educators as part of Black History Month. The teachers and principals were recognised by the Sound View Road, Sandys church for their contributions to the various primary schools a...

For a number of years BFIS has gone into Bermuda’s high schools to talk to the students about careers in insurance and also about scholarships. However, BFIS has found that the interest in careers in Bermuda’s insurance sector receives much more tra...

The S4 team at CedarBridge Academy wishes to extend a huge congratulations to Deshae Darrell, an S4 student, who has secured a full football scholarship to Daytona State College, Daytona, Florida. Deshae had this to say about her achievement: “I was...

More than 80 students took part in the fourth Annual Bermuda Public Speaking and Debate Tournament at Saltus Grammar School last month. The competition, which ran from February 17-20 was organised by Mrs Christianna Dakin with help from Miss Freya...

Young Observer met up with Mr Chris Crumpler, executive director of Impact Mentoring Academy last week in their new location at the old Berkeley Institute. Impact Mentoring Academy announced their inaugural IMPACT Campaign last week. The Impact C...

West Pembroke Primary is the first primary school in Bermuda to be awarded Green Flag status. At last week’s School Assembly, representatives from Greenrock and HSBC joined the students in their celebration. Mrs Jacobs, the Eco Club Co-ordinator at ...

Meet comedian Gina Love. You might know her as Gina Davis, CedarBridge Academy’s director of staff development, but Gina Love is much, much more funny. She’s also philanthropically inclined. For the fourth year in a row she’s performing at a Family C...

Ms DeShield and Ms Frost made a commitment with their P3 class in September last year and they together created a class creed — “We are making a difference”. Last Friday at West Pembroke Primary School Assembly the P3 class marched to the stage to l...

When stress was high and money was low, Shurnett Caines turned to prayer. She and her husband Michael faced one of their most trying times when their four children — Shereen, Dwayne, Wayne and Travis — were in college in the 1990s. They had no clue ...