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A Ministry of Education staff member working towards a Masters in Public Policy and Management was named the winner of the 2021 Bermuda Government Bursary Award. Taneesha Ottley, who studies at the University of York, said her goal was to become a se...

Four Covid-19 phases for school protocols have been drawn up by the Ministry of Education as pupils head back this month for their third academic year under the pandemic. According to the revised criteria, shared internally last week, schools would b...

A veteran teacher who sued the Government after she was passed over for the role of Commissioner of Education will have to pay half of the Government’s legal costs. Gina Tucker argued in court that she was not given a fair chance at the job, which wa...

A woman who broke off contact with her family after they refused to accept her sexuality said gay rights groups had filled the gap. Karla Raphael, 59, said she missed her parents’ 60th wedding anniversary and did not attend family birthdays or celeb...

Young people have discussed social problems such as poverty and racism as part of a leadership programme. Tinee Furbert, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors, said: “The presentation offered attendees the opportunity to hear our youth expr...

A group of environmental science students have had their hard work rewarded with scholarships from the Bermuda Zoological Society. Caroline Alexander, Isabella Murdoch and Treiana Zuill were presented with Steinhoff scholarships and Freyja Kermode re...

A new online teacher coaching programme has signed up 50 instructors in the space of a few weeks. The programme – EduCoach: The Personal Trainer for Teachers – was designed for parents and anyone who wants to improve their instructional techniques ...

Proposals for massive five-figure fines and up to two years behind bars for people caught with illegal plants and animals have been slammed as excessive. One user wrote on Government forums: “Whilst a fine is plausible, the amount is unjust. Also imp...

A group set up to fight the closure of West End Primary School has claimed it was snubbed by the Government. The West End Warriors for Legacy said presented a petition with 315 signatures against the plan to shut the school as part of an education s...

Young people on the Future Leaders programme have backed the scheme as this year’s group was inducted. Siniah Lambe, one of the group and from CedarBridge Academy, said: “Unlike school, Future Leaders Bermuda allows you to be way more open about how ...