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A crackdown on gang violence is needed to shake Bermuda out of its acceptance of gun crime, the Leader of the Opposition said yesterday. Cole Simons demanded a tougher response from David Burt, the Premier, in the aftermath of a string of shootings t...

A former education minister yesterday backed a campaign to save a historic primary school scheduled for closure. Randy Horton, an ex-Progressive Labour Party minister and a former Speaker of the House of Assembly, said that the Ministry of Education ...

Private sector partners could be signed up to help pay for major government projects outlined in the Throne Speech, the finance minister has said. Curtis Dickinson added it was part of his job to help develop creative ways to fund the Government. He ...

A fresh bid to save a historic primary school earmarked for closure will be mounted tomorrow. Campaigners battling to retain West End Primary School in Sandys will stage a protest at Nellie’s Walk on Hamilton’s Church Street, close to City Hall, from...

Covid-19 outbreaks have hit schools in the wake of a return to classes after the midterm break, the education minister has said. Diallo Rabain said: “There have been some. They are private matters. He added: “There have been a few – there have been v...

A new head teacher has been appointed at Saltus Grammar School, it was revealed tonight. Julie Rousseau, from Canada, will take over from Deryn Lavell at the private school next summer. Ms Rousseau said: “I am thrilled to be appointed as the next hea...

The head teacher of Bermuda High School for Girls will step down at the end of the 2022-23 academic year, it was announced today. Linda Parker confirmed in a letter to parents that she would retire in July 2023 after a 40-year career in education and...

A newly minted barrister and mother of one said that her five-year-old son inspired her to get through her studies. Arielle DeSilva, 28, explained that she stayed the course for the sake of little Noah, despite hitting major obstacles, including a fa...

An industrial dispute about overtime payments to school custodians was settled yesterday, The Royal Gazette has learned. About 25 public school custodians downed tools and gathered at the Bermuda Industrial Union headquarters yesterday morning afte...

Applications are now being accepted for the Government’s 2022 Graduate Trainee Programme. The Economic Recovery Plan’s Youth Employment Programme was launched by the Ministry of Labour as a pilot programme in February 2021 with 15 recent college and ...