I am to congratulate the Hon Dame Jennifer Smith, DBE, JP, DHumL, MP, Minister of Education, and the Ministry of Education on the move to downsize the number of teachers and para-educators in the school system! I'm no education expert but I'm a teach...
DATE: Jun 10, 2011 | CATEGORY: Arts & Entertainment | AUTHOR: DJLT
Premier and Finance Minister Paula Cox dropped in on the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) to meet the Authority’s graduate trainees this week.
During the informal meeting, the Premier said that the BMA’s Graduate Training Programme (GTP) was very pra...
When Pastor Dean Smith was contemplating becoming a Big Brother he was worried that he would not have enough time to do a good job and give his Little all the help and friendship he needed. After all Pastor Smith has a demanding job and he had alread...
Shadow Health Minister Kathy Michelmore yesterday warned alarming obesity statistics could be about to get even worse as she urged Government to expand a new schools wellness programme.
Junior Health Minister Cromwell Shakir had said about 14 student...
DATE: Jun 09, 2011 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Tim Smith
Legislation tightening up Bermuda’s laws over adoption and psychological practice passed through the Senate yesterday.
The Psychological Practitioners Amendment Act firms up requirements on qualification, training and experience.
Junior Health Minist...
DATE: Jun 09, 2011 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Tim Smith
Megan Sutcliffe, 12, has no small goals for her future: she wants to be either a Queen’s Counsel or the Prime Minister of Britain.
To help her reach her goals, she is involved in a programme for gifted children Centre for Talented Youth (CTY).
She a...
Bermudian Rebecca Faulkenberry, who was constantly singing and being a ‘drama queen’ as a child, has turned into a hit Broadway musical star. As a former Bermuda High School for Girls student, she says that all the school productions, regardless of t...
A new guide written by Rosemary Jones aims to help teachers bring five centuries of Bermuda history to life for students.
‘Bermuda Five Centuries Teachers Guide’ is the culmination of a larger Bermuda history project by Ms Jones, editorial director o...
While Bermuda is often seen as an affluent paradise, “Poverty in Paradise” by filmmaker, Lucinda Spurling, gives an insightful look at the other side of life in Bermuda. The powerful film, commissioned by the Coalition for the Protection of Children,...
On May 12 six Bermuda High School IB students along with a chaperone left Bermuda not completely sure of what the next two days would hold to attend a Model United Nations (MUN) Conference at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. The coun...
