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Public schools will reopen only once it is safe to do so, the education minister has assured parents. Diallo Rabain said in a Facebook discussion on Saturday night that measures would be put in place to ensure safety in the classroom. He said: “We wi...

Parents of public-school pupils predicted that schools would not reopen before the start of the summer break. Debra James, the president of the Harrington Sound Primary School Parent Teacher Association, said that she doubted the Smith’s school woul...

MPs paid their respects yesterday to “trailblazing” Stanley Lowe, a former Speaker of the House of Assembly, who died last month aged 82. Many said the longest-serving MP in modern Bermudian history, known for his fairness as Speaker, had ordered the...

Teachers from Saltus Grammar School gave every member of their graduation class a home visit this week. All 47 members of the Class of 2020 were visited as a way to lift their spirits while at home. The event was organised because the school leavers ...

A charity that provides breakfasts to public-school students received $30,000 in donations after an appeal last month. Kelly Hunt, the executive director of the Coalition for the Protection of Children, said that the organisation received more donati...

The last surviving member of a family that left an indelible mark in public service in Bermuda and abroad, has died. Wyonne Paine passed away in Britain, aged 97. Mrs Paine, a force in education and on the tennis court in the late 1940s and early 195...

The asthma charity of Bermuda was forced to cancel its public demonstration for World Asthma Day today for public safety. But Tracy Nash, the director of asthma education at Open Airways, said that it was still important for people with asthma to tak...

When the switch was thrown at 6am on August 2, 1962 to radio station ZFB-1, Egbert Montague Sheppard had endured two years of roadblocks to the creation of the island’s second station. In 1960, after years abroad, Mr Sheppard, known widely as “Monty”...

Seniors with memory problems are at higher risk of danger under the shelter-in-place regulations, a doctor warned yesterday. Jo-Ann Cousins-Simpson, of Bermuda Alzheimer’s & Memory Services — known as Beams — said that strict rules imposed to limit ...

Parents and pupils were told yesterday that there was still “no fixed date” for schools to reopen. However, Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, said that staff were preparing buildings for children’s’ return to the classroom. He added: “Technic...