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School closures caused by the Covid-19 crisis have not led to substantial cost savings, the private education sector has said. Linda Parker, head of school at Bermuda High School, said that although BHS had been closed since March 18 “no significant...

Post Office staff have started a reduced delivery service, the Government said today. A spokeswoman for the Ministry for the Cabinet Office said that postal employees were delivering mail as “part of a limited, yet critical service”. She added: “As...

Pupils will not be expected to learn from home tomorrow, the Commissioner of Education said. Kalmar Richards said that April 24 was normally set aside for pupils in the Bermuda Agricultural Show. She added in a letter to parents: “It is also recogn...

The St David’s Islanders and Native Community has cancelled its bi-annual Pow Wow which was set for June 6 & 7, as the Covid-19 health crisis continues to impact public gatherings. “It is with our deepest regrets and heavy hearts that we, the Execut...

A veteran Girl Guides leader who became the island’s first black woman postmaster has died. Janice Dill, who also worked for decades with the Salvation Army, was 88. Ms Dill was part of a group of older Girl Guides from the Cedar Hill Land Rangers in...

Advanced Placement exams will go ahead in an abridged, online form, despite the cancellation of other international exams. Jon Beard, the Deputy Head of School at Saltus, said today the AP exams organised by the US College Board and undertaken by stu...

A frustrated Department of Parks worker has condemned dumping at public parks. The member of staff forwarded pictures of household trash piling up at parks, which are all closed because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The employee who asked not to be ident...

The new head boy and head girl at a school have plans to keep up the community spirit while remote learning is in place. Noah da Silva and McKenzie-Kohl Tuckett, both 16, will help co-ordinate online social activities while shelter-in-place regulatio...

Public school pupils will restart remote learning on Monday, the Minister of Education said. Diallo Rabain explained that senior schools would continue to instruct pupils on “essential curriculum for each of the courses students are currently taking”...

Two new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Bermuda, the health minister revealed last night. Kim Wilson said that 35 test results had returned with 33 in the clear. The island’s total infections from the novel coronavirus now stands at 83. Ms W...