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There will be no closures or mergers of Bermuda’s public schools this year, David Burt, the Premier, promised yesterday. He said: “That is not something we are looking into right now. “What we are looking at right now is making sure we improve the ou...

The cost of financial assistance is expected to drop by about $1.5 million in the next fiscal year. The update came as the 2018-19 Budget earmarked $51.68 million for the programme, down from $53.55 million in 2017-18. Financial assistance has been u...

A commitment to the introduction of roadside breath tests is “a frontline priority”, despite no mention of road safety in the Budget statement. Walter Roban, Minister of Transport and Regulatory Affairs, said that handheld breathalysers were not high...

The survival of the Progressive Labour Party will depend on unity in its ranks, Christopher Famous told its Founders’ Day lunch yesterday. “As a party, as a people, we must be mature enough to discuss and sort out things between ourselves, both behin...

Sharmaine Nusum has not looked back since she stepped into a classroom for the first time. Now, the 45-year-old social studies teacher has been named Outstanding Teacher 2018 by the Bermuda Education Network. Ms Nusum, who teaches M3 at TN Tatem Midd...

Proposals to merge or close schools should be looked at again before the Government splashes out to repair crumbling buildings, the teachers’ union has said. Mike Charles, secretary-general of the Bermuda Union of Teachers, said it would be too expen...

Impact Mentoring Academy will this week host an open house for parents and students for the 2018-19 academic year. The all boys school, based out of The Berkeley Institute Cultural and Education Centre, will highlight its school improvement plan at t...

Bermuda College manager Constance Ridley Smith has won the 2018 Chair Academy’s Idahlynn Karre Exemplary Leadership Award in the United States. The award recognises achievements of peer post secondary leaders and/or leadership teams that advance acad...

The Chamber of Commerce praised David Burt yesterday for scrapping “outdated policies” as Bermuda aims to compete in the modern world. President John Wight pointed to the relaxation of the business ownership 60:40 rule, which will mean foreigners wil...

The Bermuda Diabetes Association welcomed the inclusion of a sugar tax and a cut in duty rates for healthy items in the 2018-19 Budget yesterday, but emphasised the need for education on healthy eating habits. Chairwoman Debbie Jones said: “Educatio...