The Bermuda Festival paid “travellers fees” to the Bermuda Entertainers Union in December, refuting claims that they had not been paid, in a statement released this afternoon.
Ian Davidson, Bermuda Festival chairman, stated: “It was with great disapp...
Bermuda College is hosting a scaled down Science Week 2015 owing to the closure of the public schools.
“More than 400 middle and high school students were expected on campus to interact with Bermuda College lecturers on the various science discipline...
The 2015-16 Budget will be made public in less than a month’s time and former Minister Quinton Edness, who expects further debt-reducing cuts, is urging Government to leave funding for education alone.
“The Budget is tight and we have to make a lot o...
DATE: Jan 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Keith Kitson had serious learning challenges at age 14.
He was bounced from school to school here and abroad and then he met Melvina Chapman Pearman.
“He was like an empty shell,” said Mrs Pearman, who was then a paraeducator with the Department of E...
DATE: Jan 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts & Entertainment | AUTHOR: Jessie Moniz Hardy
On the eve of a union meeting this morning to discuss the future of furlough days, the Bermuda Government has said that further savings are needed to meet its debt reduction plan.
In a statement released yesterday afternoon, the Bermuda Government sa...
DATE: Jan 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Alexandra Gerenda spent six months learning about cakes.
The studies were part of a project required by her school, but the 15-year-old used what she learned to benefit charity.
“I read about the Eliza DoLittle Society in the newspaper,” said the So...
DATE: Jan 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Arts & Entertainment |
The Ministry of Education has had to accept the inevitable and announce that some of the public schools and preschools are closing early today owing to insufficient staff support. Parents will be notified by school staff of early closures.
As of noo...
The boss of a software engineering firm is to take over as chairman of a charity aimed at helping young people establish a career in IT.
Sandra DeSilva has been appointed to head the Technology Leadership Forum (TLF), replacing Dion Tucker, who has ...
DATE: Jan 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Last week we began a beginning investor series on balanced mutual funds. What they are, how they work, and where they are available in Bermuda. (See Balanced Mutual Fund Options in Bermuda, http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20150117/COLUMN07/150119...
Tiara Webb, the daughter of Renee Webb, the former Progressive Labour Party Member of Parliament, has been awarded the Barney Scholarship from the Office of International Programs at Washington State University to study in Europe.
Ms Webb graduated ...
DATE: Jan 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
