For many people, making a sandwich is a chore, but for Craig Dickens it’s an adventure.
Mental challenges made it necessary for the 51-year-old to live with his mother for most of his life. A year ago he had the opportunity to move into a group home...
The Ministry of Education is seeking to wrestle control off parents even as potential school restructuring looms, according to the lawyer representing the Bermuda Parent Teacher Student Association.
Eugene Johnston told an urgent meeting called by th...
There is a universal code of good leadership that has a mix of resolve, empathy, discretion, education and inspiration that generates confidence, trust and admiration. Good leadership is not status, prestige, privilege or money. It’s responsibility a...
DATE: Nov 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sir John Swan
Making a difference in the lives of others is both a passion and a duty for Kyle James.
The 28-year-old, of Devonshire, is a “big brother” to nine-year-old Quilahn Richardson.
They met about a year ago through the Big Brothers Big Sisters Bermuda m...
The following is a letter dated November 20, 2015, in response to Lily Eskelsen García, the president of the National Education Association (United States) and vice-president of the North American and Caribbean arm of Education International.
Dear Ms...
DATE: Nov 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
Members of the public are invited to submit nominations to be considered for the Queen’s Certificate and Badge of Honour for the 2016 New Year’s Honours.
Government House and the Cabinet Office announced the next round of nominations should be receiv...
A few students at the Bermuda High School suffered minor injuries earlier today when part of the ceiling collapsed in a classroom, according to Linda Parker, the head of school.
The fall occurred during a Year 8 English class, Ms Parker said.
“As the...
DATE: Nov 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Surfing and yoga were all Eloisa Mayers had in mind when she went to Nicaragua four years ago.
And then she came across her dream home in Granada, a city on the shores of Lake Nicaragua.
It’s been two years since she opened Casa Lucia, the boutique ...
As a child, no one would have picked Benjamin “Benny” Sousa as a future millionaire.
He had dropped out of school by the age of 10 and was packing shelves in a grocery store; he couldn’t read very well.
“I refused to go to school because the children...
DATE: Nov 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Home & Away | AUTHOR: Jessie Moniz Hardy
Parents have called an emergency meeting to discuss the “major” implications that educational reforms proposed by the Bermuda Government will have on public schools and students.
Deanna Trott, president of the Harrington Sound Parent Teacher Associat...
