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A private school insisted yesterday that pupils were not asked to write about the benefits of slavery. But Saltus admitted that “the intention of the particular assignment could have been misunderstood”. A statement from the school said: “The assignm...

The island has a domestic violence related murder and “multiple” incidents that involve serious injuries every year, the Director of Public Prosecutions has revealed. Cindy Clarke said that statistics showed that the annual toll from abuse was eviden...

Education officials are prepared to meet a pressure group opposed to mandatory mask wearing and other Covid-19 precautions in schools, the organisation said yesterday. A spokeswoman for Us For Them Bermuda said that Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Edu...

Training Bermudians in science will continue despite the departure of the Government laboratory’s director, the Cabinet Office has said. A spokeswoman added that the coronavirus pandemic also highlighted how courses could be added at the Bermuda Coll...

A sports day for adults has raised a $1,270 donation for an autism charity. The annual Off Level Games, organised by games company Off Level BDA, saw 16 teams go head to head in dodge ball, bubble football and other competitions. The winning team, wh...

Senior school students aiming to enter higher education can learn more about how to fund their ambitions through a series of online sessions. The series — Finding Funds for College — will give information on loan and scholarship opportunities availab...

Residents of Pembroke are being encouraged to apply for Pembroke Parish Council’s scholarships and grants. Applications for 2022 are now open. Zyjae Trott-Philip and Daque Davis, the 2021 recipients, were described by the council as examples of “reli...

A father has asked for a judicial review of a government requirement for children to have routine coronavirus tests to attend school. Jason Benevides, a father of four, with one at public school, said he wanted to question the legal authority for rou...

The president of the teachers’ union was illegally fired from her teaching job by the Ministry of Education, it was claimed last night. Dante Cooper, the Bermuda Union of Teachers’ general secretary designate, said the executive committee did not acc...

Health officials last night defended masks for schoolchildren and the continued use of the SafeKey system for bars and restaurants, even though the Cabinet continued to discuss changing coronavirus restrictions. Kim Wilson, the health minister, and A...