Bad teaching
June 13, 2007
Dear Sir,
Once again, students, not to mention the parents of students, who attend the Government schools had their lives disrupted today by teachers who have a gripe with the Government run Ministry of Education. The teach...
IT was a day of mixed emotions for survivors of Warren Simmons, the late Bermuda sports administrator, former president of Somerset Cricket Club, Inc., who in his heyday was the longest serving captain of the club’s Cup Match team. He was one of the ...
OVERCOMING insurmountable odds is nothing new for Amputee Association of Bermuda president Mark Dill, but when he was asked to come on board to help fundraise for the purchase of school supplies for more than 100 Filipino (Kanawan) kids, he knew his ...
Bermuda’s so-called “education crisis” could have been overstated due to misleading graduation statistics in previous years, a highly placed source claimed last night.
The source — a leading education figure on the Island — said the apparent dramatic...
Girls Gone Wild creator sued for sexual harassmentLOS ANGELES (AP) — A former sales representative for Mantra Films Inc. and Girls Gone Wild has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the two companies, their founder, Joe Francis, and another indi...
Cup Match rivalry separates the East and West ends of the Island — with vociferous fans sporting the colours of their side — but one local charity uses that rivalry to unite and benefit the community with its annual sale of Cup Match ribbons.
The Fam...
BERMUDA’S golfers did the island proud at the Island Games in Rhodes when William Haddrell and Laura Robinson both captured the gold medal in the individual event yesterday. Nick Mansell also took the bronze in the men’s individual stroke-play tourne...
Use tough methods
June 11, 2007
Dear Sir,
On my daily “to do” list is a note to “self” to get online as soon as I can to read the local Bermuda newspaper. I used to live in Bermuda eons ago and still have friends and family living there, and sitting ...
Justin S. McAlister, son of the late Felicia McAlister (nee Ruberry) of Somerset, has received a Ph.D. degree in Biology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Dr. McAlister’s research interests are in the fields of marine larval biolo...
A young aspiring teacher plans to follow in the footsteps of one of the Island's greatest educators.
Vanessa Paulos, 18, graduated from CedarBridge Academy with top honours last week and will continue her education at Bermuda College in the autumn.
M...
