Bermuda’s economy officially recorded negative growth for a fourth straight year in 2012.
Last year saw a 1.4 percent decline in the Gross Domestic Product, which was equal to $5.5 billion, the Department of Statistics said.
Adjusted for inflation, ...
A group of Bermudian students are bound for Barbados in December to participate in the seventh Caribbean Secondary Schools Drama Festival.
The Bermuda Shakespeare Schools Festival (BSSF) was invited to coordinate a cast to participate back in Februar...
Now is an opportune time to reflect on the type of government we have here in Bermuda — and not because MPs are trooping back up the Hill today for an extraordinary September sitting.
For me the reflection is prompted in part by the recent and somew...
Three boys left fatherless by the untimely death of Gareth Hendrickson on July 20 will get help covering their school bills, thanks to a quiz night for the Hendrickson Education fund.
Mr Hendrickson’s sons Malcolm, ten, and eight-year-old twin brothe...
Saltus Grammar School has remembered two former students who died during the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Centre in New York.
A wreath was placed at the foot of a commemorative palm tree outside the secondary department library yesterday in memory ...
Shantel DeShield, physical education and health teacher at The Berkeley Institute, described her hopes for the Berkeley Institute teams this school year.
Ms DeShield, who is the girls’ football coach, said: “We must have expectations for our player...
Government has been criticised for its handling of school closures in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Gabrielle, with claims that its overnight reversal of a decision to keep students at home led to an “unsatisfactory and disruptive chain of events” ...
There might be some debate as to whether North American or British boarding schools are better, but one man who isn’t ashamed of showing his bias is senior educational consultant Niall Browne.
Mr Browne said he ‘lives and breathes’ British boarding ...
Children are more successful in school when parents take an active interest in their homework. Why? Because it shows children that what they do is important.
Of course, helping with homework shouldn’t mean spending hours hunched over a desk. Parents ...
A week or two back you’ll remember I said it sometimes pays to have a sense of humour about the serious matters of state.
As a case in point I referred to Finance Minister Bob Richards who — when asked about the prospect of further job losses before...
