Arrival figures are one thing
November 24, 2009
Dear Sir,
After reading the article under today's headline, "Tourist arrivals up 12 percent", I had to read it again three times to figure out what it all meant. Every quarter we get tourist/arrival sta...
The 2006 National Health Promotion Strategy, Well Bermuda, listed the reduction of the prevalence of diabetes and associated complications among the primary health promotion goals for the country. The Well Bermuda diabetes objectives are to:
1. Incre...
Child day care allowance will only be available to youngsters aged under four as Government encourages parents to enrol their older children in public preschools. Until now, parents have been able to claim the benefit for children aged five as long a...
The school leaving age will increase to 18 from 16, as of September next year.
Education Minister El James made the announcement in the House of Assembly yesterday.
It follows notification of the Education Amendment Act 2008 Commencement Day Notice 2...
Parents will be able to keep tabs on their children's school performance and attendance beginning next term.
Not only will they be able to see if their child is skiving off, but whether they have handed in their homework on time.
'Parent Connect' wil...
A former Government statistician told a public meeting that part of a recent study on young black males should have been based on a bigger sample group.
Cordell Riley said at the Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda (CURB) forum on Thursday evening t...
McNeil Warner, one of Bermuda's most enduring church organists, choir director and retired educator died at the age of 84 on Wednesday.
The former principal of Prospect Secondary School for Boys, which was later renamed as Robert Crawford School, die...
The following are editorial opinions from newspapers from around the world which may be of interest to Royal Gazette readers.
Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky., on Kentucky and energy technology:
The head of the Center For Applied Energy Research at...
Five candidates will vie for three Alderman's positions in the Corporation of St. George's elections next week.
They include common councillor Clarence Minors and Board of Education member Garth Rothwell.
Mr. Minors, who has served in the role of com...
DATE: Nov 27, 2009 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
I'm going to ask for your full attention this week.
I'm going to ask you to put this column in front of as many young people you can.
I will apologise in advance for not giving you any more information about the Baltimore Blast than just saying we wo...
