Education Minister Wayne Scott has said that the Bermuda Government would be considering school closures and consolidation of preschools and primary schools.
He said that no decisions would be made without consultation with stakeholders. He announced...
DATE: Feb 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
The impact of the AME Church on Bermuda has been profound, widespread, continuing and positive all the way, from the very beginning in the autumn of 1869 when three farsighted Christian men — Benjamin Burchall of St. George’s, William B. Jennings of ...
One Bermuda Alliance backbencher Mark Pettingill likened the Opposition’s Reply to the Budget to a children’s television show, while the Opposition deemed Government’s policy uncaring and overly reliant on taxation.
“Our philosophies are clearly diff...
DATE: Feb 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Dear Editor,
I have been bemused and astonished by the level of hypocrisy recently levelled by the PLP, and its blindly loyal cronies, at Government MP Leah Scott, in respect of her recent letter to the editor and the allegations of plagiarism.
On 25...
DATE: Feb 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
Eron Woods is helping other students pay for college — and he isn’t even finished with his own education.
The 19-year-old recently gave $500 to help a culinary student at his alma mater, the Bermuda College.
Mr Woods graduated from the culinary art...
Students are being offered the chance to learn about the Island’s marine environment from world-class South African free diver Hanli Prinsloo.
She is taking part in the upcoming Kids on the Reef programme, in which middle school pupils practice skil...
DATE: Feb 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Environment | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
A maths programme adopted by local schools has received high marks from students who have used it to further their education — and careers.
The initiative, known as the Math Springboard, places students alongside workers in the financial sector.
For ...
DATE: Feb 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
The president of the Vasco Da Gama Club fears the Portuguese School they support could be severely affected by the loss of the Agricultural Exhibition.
Dennis Rodrigues said that a large portion of the funds needed to run the language school were ge...
DATE: Feb 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
A concerned parent has hit out over piles of trash being dumped at a school.
The man, who asked not to be named, said illegal dumping had been a problem at TN Tatem Middle School, Warwick, for the past 17 years and called for more action.
“These peop...
Public Works Minister Craig Cannonier has called reports of illegal dumping at TN Tatem Middle School “disturbing”, warning the public of the potential consequences of such behaviour.
In a statement issued this afternoon in response to a report in to...
