Fear of crime in Bermuda is now so high all other social issues pale into insignificance, according to a new poll.
Sixty-nine percent of people named crime as their number one concern in a Research.bm survey carried out a few days after Perry Puckeri...
DATE: Jan 19, 2010 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Tim Smith
The Ministry of Education has been on the back foot over possible school closures since the news leaked out last week, and this has resulted in some mixed messages going out to the public.
Still, the reality is that the public school system has seen ...
It's the teaching, stupid
January 14, 2010
Dear Sir,
I am stunned, again, by the recent announcement of the "proposal" to restructure the public education system.
What causes me great anxiety is the fact that, once again, the powers that be at the Mi...
In stature, the Rev. Musawenkosi Nyanawesizwe Daba is built like a prize fighter.
And as Associate Priest-in-Charge of the Parish of Pembroke with his headquarters at St. Monica's Church, Musa Daba, is very much a part of the neighbourhood's fight fo...
Premier Ewart Brown last night reiterated his plan to step down in October, telling an audience in Hamilton that he was looking forward to speaking frankly in his final months as leader.
"One of the great pleasures that I will have over the next nine...
DATE: Jan 16, 2010 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
STANDFIRST: Government is looking at a radical shake-up of the education system that could include the closure of five primary schools and the building of a new senior school.
Other options include consolidating smaller primary schools and moving pre...
Parents of students at three schools faced with possible closure night reacted with shock at the disclosure.
Government is considering closing five primary schools East End Primary, Prospect Primary, Gilbert Institute, Heron Bay Primary and Dalton E....
A divided community
January 11, 2010
Dear Sir,
In the 1940s, when the black community began to react to their condition there were four injustices which impacted the entire black community that needed to be addressed. They were:
1 They needed to be r...
Cost-cutting is not the main reason behind a possible restructuring of schools improving student outcomes is, according to Education Minister Elvin James.
The Royal Gazette revealed on Wednesday that in proposals being examined by the Ministry of Edu...
Happy New Year, Family! So the shooting continues; no end in sight. Many of our young people don't want to put out the blood, sweat and tears to be successful that previous generations had to expend. They want immediate gratification, wealth, bling, ...
