18341 results returned for search: "education AND " category "News"
Earth Hour wasn’t just about switching off the lights: young Bermudians also contributed their thoughts on how to make the Island a greener place.
A student essay contest in conjunction with the event was sponsored by Belco, Greenrock and the Bermuda...
DATE: Apr 14, 2011
|
CATEGORY:
Environment
|
A scammer is attempting to cash in on kindness by falsely claiming to be collecting donations for charity, according to police.
In a statement yesterday , a police spokesman said: “It has come to our attention that an unknown individual has attended ...
DATE: Apr 14, 2011
|
CATEGORY:
Crime
|
Organisers hope to raise more than $145,000 for Agape House with this year’s 15th Annual Rubber Duck Derby.
The Duck Derby Race, scheduled for June 5, will this year feature food stalls, games, face painting and live entertainment as part of the fund...
DATE: Apr 13, 2011
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
A full-time toilet trainer is to be employed at Bermuda’s newest pre-school as an increasing number of parents fail to face up to the “daunting task”.
Building Blocks Academy is believed to be the first pre-school on the Island to offer the services ...
DATE: Apr 13, 2011
|
CATEGORY:
Education
|
Former CedarBridge Academy teacher Harvey Knotts now faces more charges of sexual abuse against students.
Mr Knotts, 40, was last week charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse while working as a fourth grade teacher at McDonell Elementary School ...
DATE: Apr 13, 2011
|
CATEGORY:
Court
|
Police are getting into the middle schools to prevent gangs from recruiting, a top-ranking officer said last night.
Meanwhile, other youths are choosing to self identify as members of various gangs across the Island by mimicking their dress sense an...
DATE: Apr 13, 2011
|
CATEGORY:
Education
|
Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith today praised the efforts of school children who won the 2011 Earth Hour essay competition.
Earth Hour was held last month and is aimed at getting people to cut power use for one hour.
The competition was sponso...
DATE: Apr 13, 2011
|
CATEGORY:
Other
|
Bermuda students will come together in song this summer through a programme modelled after the hit US television programme ‘Glee’.
The Argo Foundation announced yesterday that it is working with teachers in the Island’s public and private schools to ...
DATE: Apr 12, 2011
|
CATEGORY:
Education
|
AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Last year three teenaged girls and two children were among the 15 victims of sexual assault in Bermuda a three percent increase on 2009, but the real number will be higher as many victims will not report an attack.
Victims are often chosen because th...
DATE: Apr 11, 2011
|
CATEGORY:
Crime
|
Bermudian students may find it cheaper to attend some Canadian universities, with tuition fees set to rise in the UK.
Locals who have paid home tuition fees at UK universities, rather than the international rate, face a substantial price hike for the...
DATE: Apr 11, 2011
|
CATEGORY:
Education
|
AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
