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Three young men graduated yesterday from an alternative education programme for middle and secondary school pupils. Jerriko Gibbons, Jade Douglas, both 17, and Cameron Sousa-Saints, 19, all completed the Success Academy’s GED programme. Mr Gibbons th...

A women’s rights activist yesterday applauded the handful of men who took part in a discussion on sexual harassment. But Elaine Butterfield said she “would like to have seen more men come out and participate” at the Women’s Resource Centre’s #MeToo-s...

A fresh-faced Jon Beard landed in Bermuda aged just 24 to take up a job as head of PE at Saltus Grammar School. He never imagined he would still be at the same school 40 years later. Mr Beard said: “While in school, I didn’t even think about teaching...

A young law and economics student has won a $25,000 scholarship from an insurance firm. Ciara Burrows, who is studying at the University of Waterloo in Canada, was given the award by Hamilton Insurance Group. The company said Ms Burrows had impressed...

Two young sailors have won the chance to put to sea with America’s national sailing programme. Aidyn Park, 12, and Tyler Correira, 11, have secured places on an exchange programme with the United States Sailing Programme in Newport, Rhode Island, dur...

An amended version of a proposed tax on sugar won cross-party support in the House of Assembly yesterday. But Opposition MPs questioned if an extra charge on sugar-laden products would drive people to make healthier choices. Susan Jackson, the shado...

The Queen’s Birthday Honours list has been announced. Awardees for the Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire and British Empire Medal: • Flora Duffy OBE — for services to sport in Bermuda; • Major Ben Beasley BEM — for services to...

Legislators are scheduled to debate two tax Bills in Parliament today. The “sugar tax” on sweetened foods and beverages will go before MPs, along with a Bill to tax Airbnb-style vacation properties at 4.5 per cent on rentals. The session will also se...

Steam education will be implemented at primary schools across the island, education minister Diallo Rabain said. Mr Rabain said children would benefit academically and behaviourally through the Steam method, which focuses on a collaborative approach ...

The Healthy Schools Awards ceremony put on by the Department of Health at The Bermuda Society of Arts, City Hall, this week honoured schools which consistently promote health to its students and staff. Schools targeted five specified categories of h...