“Children must come first,” was the message from Minister of Education Wayne Scott yesterday as he welcomed a court decision allowing teachers and principals to go ahead with their transfers.
Mr Scott spoke to The Royal Gazette outside the Civil Cour...
DATE: Aug 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
Seven Warwick Academy Year 10 students chose The Royal Gazette as their top place of employment. Sarah Taylor of Warwick Academy co-ordinated a two-day work experience programme together with Caroline Desmarais, chief development officer, to offer th...
The Bermuda Parent Teacher Student Association claims the Ministry of Education wants to “fatally wound” it with planned changes to the education system.
Harry Matthie, the association’s chairman, said the ministry intended to turn the BPTSA and othe...
DATE: Aug 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
How we manage our personal finances is a key factor in the standard of living we enjoy.
It can influence the education we can give our children, the type of home in which we live and whether retirement is truly a period of “golden years” or a grim b...
DATE: Aug 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Editorials | AUTHOR: RG: In our Opinion
To build a Bermuda that works for Bermudians, we must face and deal with one simple fact: racial inequity is holding Bermuda back from reaching our full potential.
The systemic marginalisation of black Bermudians has significantly contributed to dis...
The Bermuda Union of Teachers has joined the number of unions speaking out against a Bermuda Government lawsuit against Jason Hayward.
Bob Richards, the Minister of Finance, formally launched a defamation lawsuit — to be paid for by the Government — ...
DATE: Aug 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Budget | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Children are the same, the world over.
That’s what Nadia Khan learnt from a summer spent teaching in Thailand.
“I thought there would be more cultural differences,” said the 31-year-old teacher.
“With my own students at Somersfield Academy, they ofte...
The Pembroke Rotary Club has donated back-to-school supplies to foster children.
The club gave 50 backpacks filled with stationery and other items to the Bermuda Foster Parents’ Association.
Working with the Department of Child and Family Services, t...
North Village will honour one of their former players, Charlie Emery, during the inaugural North Village Memorial Preseason Football Tournament which starts tonight at the North Field, National Sports Centre.
The round-robin tournament will feature H...
DATE: Aug 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Football | AUTHOR: Lawrence Trott
The best actors possess a curious duality, one predicated on the contradictory need for self-exposure and self-protection.
They are “wide open, yet with no breaches in their armour”, as one renowned critic termed this paradoxical quality.
Defencele...
DATE: Aug 26, 2015 | CATEGORY: Editorials | AUTHOR: RG: In our Opinion
