The Christmas festival, which still has that special impact on people around the world with its message of peace, offers a much needed pause to reflect on values for living that affect all people regardless of race, creed or religion. One can only ho...
DATE: Dec 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Opinion Writer | AUTHOR: Al Seymour
Bermudian candidates will have a better shot at occupying the post of Commissioner of Education than in previous years, according to Wayne Scott, the Minister of Education.
He was addressing questions in the House of Assembly from the Opposition, aft...
DATE: Dec 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Cedarbridge Academy came from behind to win the Senior School Boys Knockout final 2-1 at the National Stadium this afternoon.
Jahnazae Swan put Berkeley ahead in the 35th minute.
However, Cedarbridge hit back with two goals inside of seven minutes fr...
DATE: Dec 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Football | AUTHOR: Colin Thompson
CedarBridge Academy cannot wait to have another crack at Berkeley Institute in the senior boys final of the Bermuda Schools Sports Federation Knock Out tournament.
The two sides have played twice before this season, with Berkeley coming out on top bo...
The desks weren’t ready and there weren’t any books, but the school was a dream come true for Joanne Ball Burgess.
She and her husband Quincy Burgess struggled to find the perfect way to educate their two sons when the family moved to Nairobi, Kenya ...
“I’m not voting.”
“I have never voted.”
“All politicians are the same.”
Statements made frequently. At first listen, I wonder why anyone would even have this rationale? Then I remember that many in my generation had this very same attitude at one po...
DATE: Dec 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Opinion Writer | AUTHOR: Christopher Famous
Former Premier Dame Jennifer Smith has completed a prestigious yearlong course for leaders at Harvard University.
Dame Jennifer, a fellow of the university’s Advanced Leadership Initiative, completed the course with a presentation of a plan to increa...
DATE: Dec 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Proud parents, guardians and mentors were treated to a special lunch at the Impact Hotel yesterday.
The students of the Impact Mentoring Academy, an all-boys private school, planned a formal lunch at the imagined hotel after completing training with ...
The Youth Parliament last night held its first debate of the legislative year, with the student members tackling the subject of mental health.
While the government team, led by Namrata Bisht, argued that the Bermuda Government should substantially in...
DATE: Dec 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Board of Education is ready to start advertising for a new Commissioner of Education next month, aiming to have the post filled for the start of the 2016-17 academic year.
At present, Freddie Evans is serving as acting commissioner, but the job w...
