Government should "stand up" and take drug tests as an example to Bermuda of the seriousness of substance abuse, the House of Assembly was told yesterday.
Donte Hunt, the Shadow Minister of Family Development and Social Rehabilitation, laid down the ...
The Ministry of Education has recently accepted an offer from the Bank of Bermuda to provide volunteers for the Bermuda Criterion Reference Testing.
Education Minister Randolph Horton told the House of Assembly yesterday: "It is my understanding that...
A bipartisan parliamentary group is finally poised to be appointed to oversee the reform of education in Bermuda.
A motion tabled by Education Minister Randolph Horton for a joint select committee was approved in the House of Assembly last night. (FR...
DATE: May 17, 2008 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Tim Smith
It looks as if we're in for a period of sustained inflation. Food prices are rising across the world, so it might be a good idea to prepare ourselves for the idea of a $10 loaf of bread.
I was in the States last week, and found people in an extraordi...
Why can take care of pets
May 15, 2008
Dear Sir,
Kindly allow me the space in your newspaper to comment on the events of the last few days regarding veterinarians with Caricom credentials.
It seems as if for some sectors of this society the only qual...
We confess having to go to our own archives for background to an event over the weekend at the Bermuda Industrial Union's Dr. E.F. Gordon Memorial Hall. It was a big reunion for some of the workers I referred to as the 'street fighters' who have help...
Shadow Education Minister Grant Gibbons claimed yesterday that plans to cluster groups of public schools under one board could prove counter-productive.
The United Bermuda Party MP attended a public forum on Tuesday night which saw worried parents fr...
DATE: May 16, 2008 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
Students at Dellwood Middle School will now be able to incorporate rowing into their physical education classes.
The Argus Group sponsored six of Dellwood's eight indoor/outdoor rowing machines and, with a partnership between the school, Argus and Be...
Violent crime
Dear Sir,
Police statistics from the last eight years show that violent crime is at its highest point following a surge in gang robberies. Why do we label wall-sitters, evil-doers, drug-addicts, and drug- dealers as gang members? To set...
Students sitting early morning exams later this month have been granted a slight reprieve: they now won't have to get their brains into gear until 6.30 a.m.
The Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (AQA) told The Royal Gazette yesterday that it had...
DATE: May 16, 2008 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
