Opposition MPs showed their displeasure at new measures to rein in City Hall by refusing to vote on two lease agreements in the House of Assembly this morning.
The leases — for Par-la-Ville car park — got the go-ahead anyway, due to support from Gove...
DATE: Dec 11, 2013 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
This Friday marks the deadline for public input on a new special education philosophy for the Island’s public schools, to be put in place within three years time.
After years of frustration for parents of special needs students, Junior Education Mini...
DATE: Dec 09, 2013 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Bermudian students in the UK were lauded at the House of Lords by the Bermuda Society, which offered 20 of them exclusive dining alongside leading business personalities.
There was no better location than the seat of the UK’s upper house of Parliamen...
Bermuda will join the rest of the world tomorrow to recognise International Human Rights Day.
The day is celebrated annually on December 10 to “reaffirm the importance of protecting fundamental freedoms for all persons.”
This year it comes just days ...
Somersfield Academy students will showcase their talents and innovation at a science competition in Canada tomorrow.
Eight students enrolled in the school’s Robotics Programme in classes ranging from P6 to M3 are competing in the first Lego League Ch...
Saltus students S6 Caleb McDowall and S8 Zoe Skinner were among students from across the Island presented with Young Citizen Awards at a luncheon on the Universal Day of the Child. They were chosen for their willingness to lend a hand, as well as kin...
Billed as the first in a series of meetings to generate ‘Change By Us’ nearly 70 residents turned out for a public discussion to generate a community response to gangs and violence.
The meeting was hosted by Bishop Nicholas Dill at the Anglican Cathe...
At first glance of reading a recent column “Bermuda’s Untrustworthy Boyfriend” by OBA spokesperson Toni Daniels, I thought to myself that perhaps this was going to speak to Bermudian women about our common challenges and creative ways we can work to ...
DATE: Dec 05, 2013 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
St David’s Primary School students now have iPads, thanks to an ACE Bermuda fund in memory of the late MP Madeline Joell.
All 14 of the school’s P2 pupils, along with their teacher, have the tablet computers for use in their wireless classroom. The i...
DATE: Dec 05, 2013 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
On Friday the 22nd of March, the sound of yodelling echoed through the BHS classrooms, the smell of incense wafted through the corridors, and students covered themselves in henna tattoos.
This could only mean one thing — that Round Square Day had arr...
