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School students could be learning remotely until May, the Education Minister said yesterday. Diallo Rabain, the education minister, said the closing of public and private schools to in-house learning from Monday was done on the advice of the Educati...

The Bermuda National Trust has announced the appointment of Karen Border as its new executive director. Ms Border, who has been a member of the BNT for almost 30 years, will take up the role on June 28. The announcement was made after Andrew Vaucross...

The year’s first commemorative stamp series have been issued to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of The Garden Club of Bermuda. From a modest beginning in April 4, 1921, the club has grown into one of the island’s most lasting groups. The four stamps ...

Plans to host a “virtual” Ag Show have been pushed back in the wake of the latest surge of Covid-19 cases. While the event was scheduled to be held online this year through a live broadcast on April 23, the Ag Show Ltd Committee have pushed back the...

Routine saliva testing for the coronavirus is to be expanded in the island’s public school system, according to Diallo Rabain, the education minister. Mr Rabain said last night that a pilot school testing programme had found “two positive cases which...

The mother of a teenager who died last year after a motorcycle accident is hoping to raise money to start a scholarship in honour of her son. Antoinette Burgess said that fundraising had started for the Kijani Burgess Dream Award and that she hoped t...

Somersfield Academy has announced the appointment of Peter Howe as their next Head of School. Mr Howe, an educator native to Canada, will take the reins at the start of the 2021/22 school year after the retirement of Carlos Symonds, the incumbent sch...

Interactive sessions designed to take youngsters on virtual sea voyages will be offered next week by the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute. The 40-minute online presentations will guide children aged 5 to 13 through different aspects of ocean ...

The Ministry of Education is seeking public feedback on the development of signature schools. The ministry is to invite members of the community to have their say on what signatures or specialities are needed in Bermuda’s schools. Diallo Rabain, the ...

Sweeping changes to the education system have moved a step closer after legislation was passed in the Senate. The Education Amendment Act 2021 will abolish middle schools and replace them with new “signature schools”. The new-style schools will h...