Warwick Academy was proud to be a part of Hour of Code as secondary students invest time this week to teach primary classes the core elements of programming.
The Hour of Code is a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify code...
Southampton MP Leah Scott has helped to raise $1,000 for pupils at Heron Bay Primary School.
Ms Scott worked with private donors to buy gift certificates from MarketPlace, Boyles, English Sports Shop and Gibbons as part of the Christmas charity drive...
Gail Martin has been appointed chairwoman of the Bermuda Foundation For Insurance Studies (BFIS) — the first female to hold the post.
The donor members of BFIS appointed Mrs Martin at the foundation’s annual general meeting this week.
She is a vice-...
A leading law firm has donated $14,000 to seven charitable causes, as part of a 12-year commitment to support local organisations.
Money for the donations were raised by the Conyers Dill and Pearman Staff Benevolent Fund. The fund was set up in 2002 ...
Visions of sugar plums dancing in their heads? Sadly not.
We may forget that while we are busy being concerned about our plans for the holidays, many of our students and young folk are in the throes of making important plans and decisions about thei...
DATE: Dec 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Opinion Writer | AUTHOR: Julia Pitt
Dear Sir,
On December 5, the first anniversary of the death of Nelson Mandela was commemorated locally and abroad.
I wish to draw attention to the birth of what I will call Mandela’s defining moment of transformation: the launch of the military “Spe...
DATE: Dec 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
The Berkeley Institute has reported a 90 per cent pass rate for the IGCSE/GCSE exams.
More than 400 students sitting more than 800 exams in the last school year earned the results, which ranged from A* to G.
Berkeley — one of Bermuda’s two public se...
DATE: Dec 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Rebecca Zuill
The chief of a Bermuda-based business has been awarded a place in the Insurance Hall of Fame.
Now Stephen Catlin, CEO of Catlin Group, will be honoured at a gala dinner in New York next June hosted by the International Insurance Society (IIS) as part...
DATE: Dec 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Reinsurance | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Eight schools have received $30,000 each thanks to a reinsurance firm’s successful “Dollars for Hours” initiative.
The PartnerRe Ltd scheme pairs student volunteers with local charities on community projects across the Island.
The money is expected t...
Former Bermuda Premier Sir John Swan recently retired from the board of directors of The Standard Club, an international mutual insurance association owned by its shipowner members, after 37 years of service. The club insures shipowners, operators an...
