The issue of driver distractions is attracting considerable attention from road safety advocates and legislators alike. Although driver distractions have always been present, the increasing availability and use of portable and pre-installed electroni...
Students of Somersfield Academy are hosting a Zumba party to raise funds for the Reading Clinic.
The event, scheduled to take place at the Somersfield Academy Gym on Saturday, will include a ZumbAtomic session for children aged three to 12, and an ad...
DATE: Jan 19, 2012 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
There is no such thing as a job for life these days, but Cleo Davis has proved that there really could be 70 years ago.
The sprightly 89-year-old, who only retired five years ago, worked at The Spot Restaurant in Burnaby Street for 65 years during wh...
Today is a very big day for Warwick Academy one of two of the oldest schools in the western hemisphere.
For the school’s first female principal Maggie McCorkell, now three years into her historic appointment, it is an even more gratifying occasion.
A...
The Bermuda Autism Support and Education will hold a Learning Styles and Autism Spectrum Disorders Workshop on Saturday to help parents and professionals increase their knowledge of how individuals on the autism spectrum learn.
The half-day workshop ...
A group of M1 students decided to spend Community Service Day 2011 at the Lorraine Rest Home performing many tasks to assist the senior citizens.
These students are in Carmen Jones, Leslie Evans and Monique Paul’s advisory classes.
A few of the many...
A delegation of Bermuda students will travel to Cape Town, South Africa, this week to compete in the World Schools Debate Championship.
The annual event, which will begin today, brings together students from across the world to compete and interact.
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DATE: Jan 17, 2012 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
It’s a new year, time to get going on projects and look at things afresh, to weed out the old, eliminate clutter and give ourselves space to breathe and create. Many of us believe this would be a great start for the year, others feel it’s a good goal...
Business Bermuda kicked off its 2012 Personal Empowerment Seminar Series last week with a seminar focusing on the importance of lifelong learning.
Twenty-six people attended the seminar entitled, “Think education ends with a degree: The value of life...
The Bermuda Industrial Union has called an urgent meeting for today for all BIU members who work for the Department of Education.
Union organiser Louis Somner has called the session at 11.30am at BIU headquarters in Hamilton to discuss various concer...
DATE: Jan 16, 2012 | CATEGORY: Budget | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes