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Students with financial difficulties can take advantage of more accessible scholarships, education minister Diallo Rabain told the House of Assembly. Mr Rabain gave details on the following award programmes he said would help create a more “diverse B...

More investment in pupil testing must produce higher marks, the education minister said last week. Diallo Rabain said: “As we continue to invest in Cambridge Assessments it is with the understanding that our results for these assessments must improv...

The deadline for applications for education ministry scholarships and awards has been extended to April 5. Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education and Workforce Development, said the move would give students “more time during their school break to ...

“Initial meetings” have been held on a government campaign promise to phase out Bermuda’s middle schools. Diallo Rabain, Minister of Education, said that the meetings had been held with “technical officers to discuss the most effective approach for ...

Sales of medicinal products containing the marijuana-derived drug cannabidiol have gone ahead “without incident”, the Minister of Health said yesterday. Kim Wilson told MPs that CBD products had been bought in pharmacies without a prescription and ov...

Lack of money will never be a barrier to learning, the education minister pledged yesterday. Diallo Rabain said more than 300 students in financial need had benefited from grants at Bermuda College during the autumn and spring terms of 2017-18. Mr Ra...

A showcase of the latest hands-on learning opportunities is to be followed up by a fair later this year, the national security minister announced today. Wayne Caines said organisers of January’s Youth Maker Showcase at CedarBridge Academy — part of t...

Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, has responded to the Opposition’s criticism of blockchain and cryptocurrency. His remarks came after Jeanne Atherden, the Leader of the Opposition, raised concerns over the use of digital currency in t...

The Progressive Labour Party’s pro-business approach for the latest Budget got high marks from the Opposition. However, One Bermuda Alliance MP Trevor Moniz queried whether the ruling party could balance its mission with its supporters. “The Budget t...

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...