18667 results returned for search: "education AND " category "News"
A radio talk show host has appealed to the public to support childhood literacy with donations of books to public schools.
Nikita Robinson, the host of The Ladies’ Room show on Magic 102.7, said it was hoped almost 1,300 books would be given to presc...
DATE: Feb 25, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
Campaigns
|
AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Sailing charity Endeavour has joined forces with Bermuda College to attract young people into careers at sea.
A seven-week training programme has been launched by the Professional and Career Education division of the college.
The Endeavour maritime ...
DATE: Feb 25, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
Education
|
AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A scholarship provider has given out a record number of awards in the face of financial hardship brought about by Covid-19.
Knowledge Quest said it decided to increase the number of scholarships and bursaries this academic year as many students were...
DATE: Feb 24, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
Education
|
AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art has launched a fundraising campaign called “183 and the Power of WE” – calling on people to donate $183.
Executive Director, Risa Hunter said: “183 and the Power of WE” is a significant campaign title for several rea...
DATE: Feb 23, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
News
|
Teachers went back to school as part of a two-day professional development workshop designed to boost skills.
The teaching staff alternated between the front of class and playing pupils in an exercise designed to improve instructional methods.
The wo...
DATE: Feb 22, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
Education
|
AUTHOR:
News Staff
A digital dollar can be used to buy rum on the island in a pilot project that could be expanded to include other companies.
Gosling’s is working with Bidali, a Canadian fintech company, with support from the Bermuda Government’s fintech office and Pe...
DATE: Feb 22, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
General
|
AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Saltus Grammar School is hosting a student-led assembly next week featuring discussions on Black History Month.
Middle and senior level students in the school’s Diversity and Inclusion group will speak on the significance of Black History Month whil...
DATE: Feb 22, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
Education
|
AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A British member of the House of Lords who visited the Bermuda National Trust while on holiday said she would help Bermuda protect its cultural heritage.
Baroness Andrews of Southover also praised the BNT for its conservation of the island’s heritage...
DATE: Feb 22, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
General
|
AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
More knowledge about dementia could help stop people “suffering in silence”, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors has said.
Tinee Furbert appealed to members of the public after the launch of a campaign to boost support for people affected ...
DATE: Feb 22, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
Health
|
AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
More than half of the House of Assembly’s 36 MPs contributed to yesterday’s debate on the Cannabis Licensing Act 2020.
Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General and legal affairs minister, started the debate and claimed that the Act was a push bac...
DATE: Feb 20, 2021
|
CATEGORY:
Politics
|
AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan