The Ministry of Education is set to launch a new educational framework for teaching for preschool and primary school.
The inquiry framework, which is designed to mimic the way young children learn and construct knowledge, will be formally launched du...
DATE: Oct 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Heritage Education Funds International announced it has paid out $2.5 million during the past year to Bermuda residents for postsecondary education.
Bermuda students collectively have now received more than $40.4 million in the past three decades as ...
Falling fuel and power prices have helped drive down inflation to 1.4 per cent.
Although prices in the sector were static during August, a year-on-year drop of 10.5 per cent, with cheaper electricity a major factor, impacted the headline rate. Betwee...
DATE: Oct 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Scott Neil
What’s the value of money to you? The common understanding of money and its relationship with us is that of a commodity of exchange; it’s the stuff that buys the stuff that we either need or want.
However, money is much more than printed paper or sha...
This week’s column is a farce, Mr Editor; although, who knows, maybe in the eyes of some, all of my columns are. So be it. There will always be a disagreement on matters of opinion and that’s not a bad thing. In fact, it is downright healthy. As one ...
DATE: Oct 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Opinion Writer | AUTHOR: John Barritt
“The phrase ‘All politics is local’ is used commonly in American politics. Former Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill is most closely associated with this phrase, which encapsulates the principle that a politician’s success is tied directly to the pers...
DATE: Oct 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Opinion Writer | AUTHOR: Christopher Famous
Drummer, DJ, barber, community stalwart and business owner; in his 71 years there was little that Calvin Carmichael did not try his hand at and ultimately achieve.
The committed family man, who was devoted to his two daughters and four sons as well a...
Shaela Bailey is on a mission to sell as many calendars as she can to raise money for Feed My Lambs Ministry.
The charity came up with the fundraising initiative to help support its orphanage, clinic and school in Montrouis, Haiti.
“I go to all my ...
Dora Baker and Charles and Ricky Pitcher, on behalf of St David’s Seventh-day Adventist Church, have been serving breakfast to the students of Clearwater Middle School every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for the past two years.
They provide healt...
Last Friday four students from Somerset Primary — Jeremiah Hayward, JahZion Trott-Saltus, Dayla Richards and Akeira Trott-Saltus — were celebrated for their behaviour on the bus.
Ms Young, a member of the community, phoned the school to say how imp...