A children's health specialist has warned that preventing middle school students who failed a new transfer exam from moving up to senior school could seriously jeopardise their education.
Paediatrician Bente Lundh told The Royal Gazette that the Mini...
DATE: Aug 20, 2009 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
Positions for three assistant directors of cluster boards have been re-advertised eight months after the posts were originally created and publicised.
But the number of posts appears to contradict Government's original plans which were for six cluste...
Wilful damage
August 12, 2009
Dear Sir,
Where there is a need to cut a tree it must be from the border of said property. It's private ... that's what ownership makes it.
A tree is a living and sentient being, it's been shown they have feeling throug...
Five days of messy creativity was the agenda for the series of week-long art camps held this summer at Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art in the Botanical Gardens. The camps were geared for a range of age groups, but the week Young Observer visited, s...
These are the questions we asked the Ministry of Education about the transfer exam — and didn't get answers on:
• How many students sat the test on April 17?
• How many passed?
• How many students sat the test in June?
• How many passed?
• How many...
Although Elvin James left the possibility open that he would return to Cabinet after being dismissed last month, his reappointment on Monday as Education Minister will have come as a surprise to many.
Mr. James had after all, called for Premier Dr. E...
Government has awarded almost $1 million in grants to students with many of them thanking their lucky stars for the money.
"I feel blessed being given the opportunity to study abroad and further my education," said scholarship recipient Jonathan Ball...
Govt. backs Caricom's fight against UK departure tax increase
Bermuda is supporting efforts by the Caribbean Tourism Organisation's to lobby against a UK tax which would see a family of four pay more than $900 in duty just to come to the region on ho...
Elvin James' return as Education Minister has won the backing of Board of Education member and Government MP Ashfield DeVent.
Mr. DeVent said Mr. James' monthlong absence from the job — in the aftermath of the Minister's public call for Premier Ewart...
DATE: Aug 19, 2009 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Tim Smith
An elementary case
August 14, 2009
Dear Sir,
It is interesting to see that the Bermuda Police have managed to complete an investigation into the BHS Prom party at the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club where it may pertain to underage drinking. They could go ...
