Some weeks ago, this newspaper praised the Ministry of Education for finally drawing the line on social promotion.
Twenty-four students were to repeat year three of middle school after failing to achieve 50 percent in a proficiency exam aimed at dete...
Bermuda's Parliament, which holds onto its traditions like a drowning man clinging to a piece of bamboo, should take a small step into the 20th Century with support for a Hansard and a formal question time looking likely.
That's the good news, and it...
Immigration tit for tat
September 2, 2009
Dear Sir,
When the American Government does not allow a Bermudian into the US because they have a conviction for a small amount of cannabis, why should the Bermuda Government allow an American a work permit t...
Parliamentary committees will remain closed to the public if new rules for the House of Assembly are approved by MPs in November.
The draft Standing Orders — drawn up by Deputy Speaker Dame Jennifer Smith and Opposition MP John Barritt — state that m...
DATE: Sep 09, 2009 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
Differences in salary between blacks and whites in Bermuda highlighted by an employment survey published last week is not evidence of discrimination, the Association of Bermuda International Companies (ABIC) has said.
ABIC believes that the differenc...
DATE: Sep 09, 2009 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Kent
Parliamentary committees will remain closed to the public if new rules for the House of Assembly are approved by MPs in November.
The draft Standing Orders — drawn up by Deputy Speaker Dame Jennifer Smith and Opposition MP John Barritt — state that m...
Both Berkeley Institute and CedarBridge Academy will accept "ill-prepared" students, who failed to meet minimum academic standards, into their classrooms next week.
But the Government will be expected to provide both schools with additional resources...
Are schools prepared for an outbreak of swine flu? Do they have an action plan for handling one or two cases – or more? At what point will they close? If they close how will students be taught?
Will parents be required to vaccinate their children whe...
Berkeley Institute has named a new deputy principal for the new school year.
Tiannia Maria Symonds began her new position on Monday.
She began her teaching career at the Berkeley Institute in September 1994.
Prior to her teaching career at The Berkel...
Many of the Island's most powerful and influential women have been honoured for their achievements in a special ceremony helping to mark Bermuda's 400th anniversary.
Pioneers such as former premiers Pamela Gordon and Dame Jennifer Smith, Minister of ...
