A new organisation set up to represent parents seeking an improved public education system has issued its first statement — criticising the overseas consultant brought in by Government to implement change.
Bermuda Educational Parents' Association (BE...
DATE: Mar 26, 2008 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
This is an opinion piece submitted by Myron Piper, chairman and founder of the Bermuda Educational Parents Association on education reform in the public schools system.
"All students must be taught the same things" Bermuda Sun editorial February 29, ...
Class not race is what divides our public and private sector students, according to UBP Senator Charles Swan.
Speaking on the Education budget in the Senate, Mr. Swan said more needed to be done to bridge the gap between the two systems.
One thing th...
Tourists want to explore
March 14, 2008
Dear Sir,
When did nature become so undesirable? Saturday I'm out shopping and I bump into one of Bermuda's very successful developers. He's talking about where he thinks the next big hotel should go – along So...
This is an opinion piece submitted by Myron Piper, chairman and founder of the Bermuda Educational Parents Association on education reform in the public schools system.
"All students must be taught the same things" Bermuda Sun editorial February 29, ...
One of the pleasant things about attending an event like the World Insurance Forum (WIF), from a reporter's viewpoint, is that you get a rare chance to chat with top-level figures in the industry off the record.
That can often lead to learning what p...
Chris Bodkin can't make Sunday's Run For Freedom — so in the name of solidarity he flew to Bermuda a few days early to take part yesterday.
Mr. Bodkin, a US town councillor with Bermudian roots, joined Charlotte Wilberforce to walk along Front Street...
DATE: Mar 25, 2008 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Tim Smith
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Women from families who openly talk about their family history of breast cancer are more knowledgeable about genetic counselling and testing, US researchers said last week.
And that may make them more likely to get tested, they sa...
Vets have expressed concern that the inclusion of the Caribbean Economic Community in an overhaul of veterinary standards on the Island might not meet the proposed criteria.
After working for more than a decade on new regulations of practice, vets ha...
While there's been a trend to fasttracking new people to top positions under Premier Ewart Brown, nobody can claim recently-elected MP Walter Roban didn't earn his spot in Parliament.
Mr. Roban has been a PLP stalwart for years, working at virtually ...
