The president of the parent-teacher association for TN Tatem Middle School, where teachers this week have staged two protests over the condition of the facility, has called for the school to be relocated for remediation.
Amin Smith, head of the PTA, ...
DATE: Dec 03, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
TN Tatem Middle School is a “sick building”, according to the Bermuda Union of Teachers, which defended staff for their sick-out on Monday.
The union thanked the Government for commissioning a facilities inspection report, but pointed out that it was...
DATE: Dec 02, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Teachers and parents of students attending T.N. Tatem Middle School staged a sit-in protest yesterday after a report claimed that mould in the building posed no immediate threat to health.
Protesters insisted that the school needed to be closed and s...
DATE: Dec 02, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
In October, teams from Warwick Academy headed to Vancouver to take part in the International Independent Schools’ Public Speaking Competition, which also included Saltus and Bermuda High School.
Over a four-day period, 156 students from eight differe...
A donation of $1,500 to fund a scholarship for a young, Bermudian female to participate in advanced race training at a Bermuda sailing club, has been made by WiRe, the Women in Reinsurance professional group.
The scholarship was funded on behalf of W...
Generation Z and iGen is this week’s Young Observer focus. Here are the top ten Generation Z and iGen questions answered.
What is the name for the generation born after Millennials: Gen Z, iGen, Centennials, or something else?
Generation names often...
Victoria Mello knew she was in for a challenge when she offered to make dresses for orphans. She’d never made one in her life.
Still, her final project at Somersfield Academy required her to do something she loved, and she loved stitching.
“I had an ...
DATE: Dec 01, 2016 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jessie Moniz Hardy
It is time Bermuda fell in line with its international counterparts to become a more inclusive community for persons with disabilities, according to shadow health minister Kim Wilson.
In a statement issued this evening, Ms Wilson noted that United Na...
Education minister Wayne Scott has promised facility inspections at each of the island’s public middle schools, after a teacher walkout at T.N. Tatem Middle School this week over mould issues.
The announcement came as a health and safety report foun...
DATE: Nov 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
You, the general public, remain in the dark about diabetes, even when it affects virtually every family on the island. In a recent Harris Poll carried out in the United States, as stated by Desmond Schatz, cancer and heart disease are perceived as mo...
