Shadow Education Minister Grant Gibbons has accused Government of violating “basic rules of transparency and good governance” by withholding a controversial lease agreement with Pembroke Hamilton Club from the public.
Dr Gibbons said Government had a...
DATE: May 21, 2012 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Colin Thompson
A desperate student who dreams of becoming a surgeon has received offers of assistance after issuing a public plea for help in paying her tuition fees.
As The Royal Gazette reported last week, Annefa Burke, who grew up in Bermuda and has a Permanent...
The Evangelical Church of Bermuda is launching a series of family movie nights throughout the summer to be held out under the stars on the Paget church’s field.
Deacon Donnie Correia, who has been spearheading the series, said: “The inspiration reall...
Just when it looked like the 2012 angling season was about to really kick off the weather and; well, maybe, a little enlightened discretion, forced a postponement of the Bermuda Fishing Clubs Annual Tournament (BFCAT).
Although on the day, which hap...
An update on the National Tourism Plan led to a war of words in the Upper House this week.
The clash followed an industry update by Junior Tourism Minister Vince Ingham based on statistics from a recent report.
According to that report, the Island sh...
Public school students will enjoy a four-day weekend next week, but their teachers will be taking part in professional development exercises.
A Ministry of Education spokeswoman said yesterday that public schools will not have class next Friday, sayi...
DATE: May 19, 2012 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards yesterday called on Government to pour resources into creating more private sector jobs to halt the decline in Bermuda’s economy.
Mr Richards expressed alarm that the number of people working for Government had su...
DATE: May 19, 2012 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Bermuda Union of Teachers general secretary Mike Charles believes the money Government will spend on a multi-million lease agreement with Pembroke Hamilton Club (PHC) could be better spent.
He spoke out as Government yesterday confirmed it had signed...
DATE: May 19, 2012 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Colin Thompson
For 18-year-old piano prodigy John Seymour, the path to fulfilling his musical dreams hasn’t come easy.
“I have ambitions to do very great things in music,” he told The Royal Gazette.
However, he admitted: “I’ve had educational struggles. Other than ...
DATE: May 19, 2012 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
CedarBridge Academy graduate Kyjuan Brown has been announced as the chairman of the recently formed CBA Alumni Association.
Dr Brown, a medical doctor, will lead celebrations of the school’s 15th anniversary over the next year.
An alumni homecoming b...
