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A spin doctor for the crisis-hit public schools system is to be appointed, it has been revealed. The post-holder will be expected to use social media and podcasts to tell people about the work of the Government’s education department. The education m...

A gospel artist, broadcaster and campaigner for the Bermudian music scene has died. Leroy Simmons was 58. Mr Simmons, the head of the Bermuda Entertainment Union and a mainstay of radio station Hott 107.5, had battled cancer for some time. Mr Simmons...

Staff and pupils staged a walkout at a mould-infested middle school yesterday. Classes were called off at TN Tatem Middle School after teachers and pupils left the Warwick premises over health and safety fears. School sources said staff returned from...

A woman sent overseas for residential care when she was aged just 12 said the move felt like a punishment and left her unprepared for adult life back home. She explained that her only childhood problems were emotional and that she was “tricked” on to...

Join the U.S. Consulate General to learn how you can study and earn your degree in the United States at a public information session at the Bermuda EducationUSA Advising Centre on Wednesday, April 17 at 5:30 p.m. Bermuda’s EducationUSA Advisor and C...

Teachers have accepted a pay rise and leave for new parents in line with other public sector workers, it emerged last night. Mike Charles, the general secretary of the Bermuda Union of Teachers, said that negotiations with the Government had “paused”...

A Belco employee who taught children safe kite flying is to retire after 50 years with the firm. Cornell Dunkley, known as the Belco Kiteman, will stand down in July after 36 years in charge of a schools safety campaign. Mr Dunkley, a lineman, carrie...

A weeklong series of events designed to promote childhood early development was launched yesterday. The Week of the Young Child welcomed teachers, caregivers, children, parents and passers-by to an opening ceremony on the steps of City Hall. Diallo R...

A video to increase public awareness on standards based education has been released. A spokeswoman from the Ministry of Education said the video was part of the Ministry and Department of Education’s efforts to ensure a smooth transition to a standar...

Specialists from the US Lahey clinic who have partnered with the Bermuda Medical Specialities Group pledged yesterday to help tackle the island’s epidemic of diabetes and heart disease. Dinamarie Garcia-Banigan, an endocrinologist, said: “Having the ...