Dear Sir,
On Friday, October 2, in a glorious celebration of her four years on radio, announcer Gina Spence said that she had received her “doctorate” and should be called “Doctor”. Surely, if this was indeed an academic degree earned at a university...
DATE: Oct 07, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
The charity Community Driven Development has rebranded its programme under the new name Dare2Be.
The organisation — which empowers disenfranchised Bermudians to break the cycle of dependency though education, soft skills training, mentoring, work sh...
A recent civil service hiring freeze will not have an impact on the hiring of substitute teachers, the Department of Education announced this afternoon.
A statement issued by the department said that “the matter relating to the hiring of substitute t...
DATE: Oct 07, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Schools, public transport, public services and communications networks are all quickly getting back to normal after the passing of Hurricane Joaquin.
All schools, as well as Bermuda College, were due to reopen today.
Freddie Evans, the acting commis...
DATE: Oct 06, 2015 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
A group of 12 boarding school administrators from Canada will be in Bermuda tomorrow for their annual recruitment fair.
The event, at the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club, from 5pm to 8pm, has been organised by Canadian Accredited Independent Schools (...
Charles Jeffers dreams were shattered when his high school scholarship was withdrawn.
He was 16 and earning only passing grades at Berkeley Institute. He wanted to become a lawyer.
His widowed mother was struggling to provide for him and his three si...
DATE: Oct 06, 2015 | CATEGORY: Home & Away | AUTHOR: Jessie Moniz Hardy
Close to 200 families attended Bermuda’s International School Fair — the biggest of its kind held on the Island.
The event, at the Fairmont Southampton and organised by Tory Dodge of Schools To Know, invited some 95 schools from America, Britain and ...
DATE: Oct 05, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
Dear Dr Nekia,
My daughter is beginning to show an increased interest in boys and curiosity in sex. We have a close relationship so I am happy that she feels comfortable enough to talk to me about it, but I am not sure if she is at the age where I ca...
The Centre on Philanthropy is to hold its fifth biennial Third Sector Conference on January 26, 2016.
As part of its 25th anniversary celebrations, the event will be held at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess & Beach Club. It had been due to take place t...
DATE: Oct 05, 2015 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
Clarien Bank Ltd has donated $75,000 to local charities through the Clarien Foundation.
The bank announced that it had donated $50,000 to the Reading Clinic to support the I-Play early childhood development programme, along with $15,000 to the Menuhi...
