Children often have it rough when their parents divorce, but grown-up “kids” may have it even rougher.
Adult offspring whose parents split up later in life face the usual and expected psychological issues: “They may feel like ‘everything I thought wa...
Jadiyah Bailey has been hailed as a top dancer by the directors of the performance group Troika.
The 15-year-old is also on the high honour roll at Berkeley Institute and the school’s youngest student to pass the maths GCSE.
Despite her academic acco...
DATE: Jan 22, 2011 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Education Commissioner Wendy McDonnell has been tasked with improving teaching and learning in public schools almost four years after a team of experts raised the alarm about standards.
Mrs McDonnell will give up her role running the Department of Ed...
DATE: Jan 22, 2011 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
There have been some interesting studies posted by various investment and planning firms on the status of comfort level of women with their finances and the advisers that they may work with. Google the description to see the results.
Ladies, particu...
Bermuda cricketers Malachi Jones and Rodney Trott will fly to St Kitts in March for an intensive eight-day coaching course that could eventually see them training with English county champions Nottinghamshire.
The pair have been selected by head coac...
Chief fire officer Vincent Hollinsid yesterday said that the Fire Service is still committed to hiring Bermudian.
However, like many other local services and businesses, the he said they have been having continued difficulty finding qualified Bermudi...
DATE: Jan 21, 2011 | CATEGORY: Economy | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government today announced changes in the structure of the Department of Education.
Education Commissioner Wendy McDonnell and Permanent Secretary Warren Jones both have new roles as part of the Department’s new focus on “teaching and learning’.
“To ...
The Centre on Philanthropy is asking the public to help find and honour young people who are making Bermuda a better place.
The organisation will name the Young Philanthropist of the Year on February 24 and is now asking residents to nominate those w...
DATE: Jan 21, 2011 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Ross (Blackie) Talbot (RBT) Charity Golf Classic will celebrate its 19th anniversary this year by continuing the RBT Awards programme.
It will also see the tournament one of the most popular on the Island raise funds for Bermuda Diabetes Associat...
Many success stories have come out of community centre Sandys 360 in its first year of being open.
The centre taught a double leg amputee to swim in three months and watched him go on to win two gold medals in swimming at a para-athlete competition....