The Bermuda Government’s impending court case against the members of the Bermuda Trade Union Congress has been protested by an overseas group.
The Government is seeking an injunction against what it charges are unlawful industrial actions, in the aft...
DATE: Nov 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Budget | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Population trends can help to predict future challenges, Cordell Riley told Rotarians at their weekly meeting.
The statistician and social commentator alluded to a cultural climate in which many of the Island’s young men were eschewing further educa...
The high cost of keeping children in uniform has been illustrated by mothers struggling to make ends meet.
Speaking anonymously to protect her privacy, one parent said she had no idea how to get her child ready for her school’s winter uniform on Frid...
DATE: Nov 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Proposed updates to the Human Rights Act — offering protection on the grounds of mental health — will be discussed at a lunch and learn event on Friday.
Guidelines in support of existing and forthcoming legislation regarding disability, employment a...
“Dozens” of children have been sent home from school because their parents cannot afford uniforms, according to Sheelagh Cooper of the Coalition for the Protection of Children.
“Last week was a tough one for parents of school-aged children,” Ms Coope...
DATE: Nov 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Learning. Recently I had the opportunity to take a few days of education so I might improve not only my knowledge but my capabilities. We often approach these somewhat sceptically thinking that we do not need any further ideas. How wrong that is!
Th...
Jonathan Tankard signed up for piano lessons 14 years ago, partly because he didn’t want to break a promise.
His cousin Rhondelle Tankard was killed in the World Trade Centre in the 9/11 terror attacks.
He promised her he’d learn how to play the pia...
DATE: Nov 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts & Entertainment |
“Children first” was the phrase used to describe the focus of the Ministry of Education during the Throne Speech on Friday.
A raft of school improvement plans, which are under way and scheduled for completion by 2018, were outlined.
Delivering a rela...
DATE: Nov 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
It is with no little satisfaction and a sizeable helping of humility that we can now signal the death knell for dark-tinted helmet visors and their mirrored cousins that also conceal identity.
The campaign that we have waged since the MoneyShop robb...
DATE: Nov 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: Editorials | AUTHOR: RG: In our Opinion
Parents are being urged to talk to their children earlier about sex after a warning from health experts that they are starting to experiment at a younger age.
Two girls between the ages of 10 and 14 contracted chlamydia last year, bringing to 13 the...
