Breeding gossip well
June 23, 2008
Dear Sir,
THE RUMOUR MILL
Our Bermuda she is a beautiful land
Her sweet smallness breeds gossip well
We tell stories of one another's mistakes
How the populace drinks in the love affairs
Stares in the street brings ...
Five hundred years ago most people did not know how to read English. It wasn't necessary for them to live.
Reading expert Dr. David Boulton, who presented last week at the Neuroscience in Education Conference, said in the 1500s less than 5,000 people...
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The last thing Bob Lennox expected as he neared the end of his long career in education was to be headhunted for a job in a country he'd never visited; less still to begin learning to speak Turkish as he approached his 60th birthday.
But that's...
2008 has brought about a number of new tax laws as well as changes in existing laws. Some of the major changes that impact expatriates are as follows.
Rollovers to a Roth IRA
If you are participating in a company pension plan or have made deductible ...
Education Minister Randy Horton has praised a group of Bermudians who have successfully completed the Bermuda Teacher Induction Programme.
Mr. Horton recently told the House of Assembly that 25 teachers had recently graduated from the two-year scheme...
DATE: Jun 30, 2008 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
Whitney Institute Middle School will remain open after all, it was announced last night.
Following weeks of arguing during which the school's registration seemed likely to be withdrawn, the Ministry of Education and the Whitney Educational Trust fina...
DATE: Jun 30, 2008 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Tim Smith
NEW YORK (Bloomberg) – Pre-kindergarten programmes can bolster children's readiness for school by providing an early start on developing reading, writing and math skills, a new study says.
A Georgetown University study of Tulsa, Oklahoma, pre-school ...
A bill to modernise the rules governing the dental profession was passed yesterday with all-party support.
Dentists, hygienists and assistants will be required to have continuing education to remain registered, a professional conduct committee will b...
Education Minister Randy Horton has praised a group of Bermudians who have successfully completed the Bermuda Teacher Induction Programme.
Mr. Horton told the House of Assembly on Friday that 25 teachers had recently graduated from the two-year schem...
DATE: Jun 28, 2008 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
THE annual Bermuda National Trust Awards ceremony saw 37 awards given out last Thursday to honour those individuals, schools and organisations that have demonstrated commitment to preserving Bermuda's natural environment.
Among those awarded, eight s...
