The Ministry of Education today mapped out a timeline for improving the standards of public schooling in Bermuda.
Starting in June students in P3 — S2 will sit examinations set by the Ministry and these examinations will help decide what grade their ...
As a follow up to a previous column on the growing number of sites hosting movies that are now in the public domain - read black and white and mostly silent - here are two other sources I did not mention.
All public domain movies are legal to downloa...
Wayne Jackson, a member of the Buy Back Bermuda Committee, spoke to the Hamilton Rotarians yesterday about a very valuable commodity on the Island — space.
He was also appealing to the public for help in preserving the remaining open land which is ra...
Peace appears to have broken out after the stand-off between the BIU and Government over the fate of Dwayne Pearman who crashed a ferry while drunk — but the row has again highlighted tensions between the labour movement and the Government it again h...
Marvin Burchall has become an inspiring, living example of the unusual rewards people can receive for a job well done.
The 23-year-old was awarded a full, four-year scholarship to Boston's Endicott College after distinguishing himself in his job as a...
Bermuda held to ransom
February 4, 2008
Dear Sir,
Let me get this straight.
A ferry pilot, who puts the lives of countless people (passengers, other boaters, colleagues) at risk and causes thousands of dollars of damage by getting loaded while on the...
A 12-week training guide to prepare people to participate in the Catlin End-to-End event will be distributed across the Island this week.
The brochures, called "Get Ready, Get Fit" come in two versions, one for adults and one for young participants.
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If the Island is to resurrect its failing education system, then the community must return to the fundamental building block of teaching and learning — literacy — Government has said.
The statement was made by Minister of Education Randolph Horton, w...
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Prime Minister Bruce Golding said the Jamaican government must divest all financial holdings in the state-owned airline because the ailing carrier is a drain on the cash-strapped island's budget.
Golding said Air Jamaica has ...
A judge has criticised the Ministry of Education for failing to communicate properly with a teacher and provide her with information about the safety of her working environment.
Puisne Judge Ian Kawaley said yesterday that the case of Ulama Finn-Hend...
DATE: Feb 05, 2008 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
