Keisha Douglas knows her stuff when it comes to public schools.
The new president of the Bermuda Union of Teachers has worked in education for 13 years, mainly as a teacher but also as a mathematics adviser at the Ministry of Education.
She was made ...
DATE: Dec 17, 2007 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
Education Minister Randy Horton has a goal and it's one he believes can be achieved by the time the next general election comes around.
"We now have about 40 percent of children in public schools," he said. "I'm looking at by then to have 70 percent ...
DATE: Dec 17, 2007 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
Freshmen from Princeton have visited the Island to get a first-hand look at how climate change could affect the oceans.
The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) hosted 12 students for the seminar 'Signals, Yardsticks and Tipping Points of Globa...
Bermuda's surveyors were given an insight into environmentally friendly and energy efficient buildings of the future at the Bermuda branch of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors interactive panel discussion held on Wednesday night.
The meeti...
If schoolchildren could vote they might not be too keen on one of the United Bermuda Party's ideas for educational reform — longer school days.
But Grant Gibbons, the party's education spokesman, insists that extending the day to 5 p.m. or 5.30 p.m. ...
DATE: Dec 17, 2007 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
Hug an expat day
December 10, 2007
Dear Sir,
For no particular reason other than this is the season of peace and thanksgiving, I'm declaring December 20 "Hug an Expat Day". All of us in Bermuda should be thanking our guest workers, our non-Bermudian ...
Education Minister Randy Horton has a goal and it's one he believes can be achieved by the time the next general election comes around.
"We now have about 40 percent of children in public schools," he said. "I'm looking at by then to have 70 percent ...
DATE: Dec 17, 2007 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
Much has been said about how young voters will affect this election but little has been heard about the gender factor — yet there are nearly 2,800 more female Bermudian voters than male voters according to 2000 census figures.
And while the Parliamen...
The Voters' Rights Association has criticised Government for failing to engage in public debate with the UBP on issues affecting the Island.
VRA co-chairman Geoff Parker Sr. claimed the reason why the Premier turned down a televised 'Leaders Debate' ...
The Voters' Rights Association has criticised Government for failing to engage in public debate with the UBP on issues affecting the Island.
VRA co-chairman Geoff Parker Sr. claimed the reason why the Premier turned down a televised 'Leaders Debate' ...
