I invited Sir John to my social studies lesson after writing an assignment on his life. Here is an extract from my report:
Let me introduce you to this man. His name is Sir John William David Swan, KBE. He was born on July 3, 1935, to two hardworking...
On our America’s Cup visit to St George’s we were invited to join the Gombeys dancing in the square. We felt so confident and a little nervous at the same time because a huge crowd surrounded our group. The leader of the Gombeys showed us how the dan...
Harrington Sound Primary has been collecting trash for Keep Bermuda Beautiful for the past five years.
We selected several local areas and every term we go out to clean up Shelly Bay, John Smith’s Bay and the Harrington Sound dock.
There seems to h...
Spirit Day at our school is a time when everyone is able to come in their house colours. Plus, we have special events and make up songs.
This year my mom, who is an artist, painted my hair bright yellow and green. On my way to school I felt embarrass...
Mount Saint Agnes Academy remembered Bermuda’s fallen heroes in an early Remembrance Day ceremony.
While Remembrance Day is celebrated on November 11, the anniversary of the end of the First World War, school principal Sue Moench told students gather...
DATE: Nov 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
“No, No No Don’t do Drugs”
This is the title of the song we created with our teachers for the Pride song competition. We did not win but we performed our song for a huge audience on the steps of City Hall last week.
Ed Christopher, the town crier, gr...
Jackie Costello is a girl on a mission to break the stigma attached to mental illness.
It’s a cause that hits close to home for the 15-year-old.
Growing up with an uncle with paranoid schizophrenia, the Somersfield Academy student saw the challenges...
On Sunday afternoon in Hamilton car park the America’s Cup racers put on an event where everyone who came could see them race on a giant screen.
I was at the event with my nana, my dad, and my older sister, who is amazing even though we might have s...
A cedar tree has been planted in honour of “community leader” Jim Butterfield at a ceremony to mark National Philanthropy Day.
The annual event by the Bermuda chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) recognises humanitarian effor...
Bermuda College has announced that it has received reaccreditation from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges Commission on Institutions of Higher Education.
In a letter to the college’s president, Duranda Greene, the Commission stated ...
