Bermuda's public schools could be brought to a standstill in September if a threatened strike by teachers goes ahead.
The Bermuda Union of Teachers (BUT) has given the Ministry of Education 21 working days notice of strike action after claiming that ...
DATE: Jun 14, 2006 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
s he stood in a Supreme Court overflowing with family and friends on February 15, 2002, nervously awaiting a decision that threatened to ruin his reputation and destroy his life, Dean Minors could have had little inkling that in just four years? time...
Law needs changing
June 2, 2006
Dear Sir,
May I respond to your “Animal Extravaganza” editorial of May 31? I believe the issues of education, of conservation, and of compassion for wild animals were missed.
“Travelling circuses”, such as the Rosaires...
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will lobby for legislation which would ban the importation of exotic animals for entertainment purposes.
Dr. Andrew Madeiros said the SPCA feels that in light of the Environment Ministry?s decision...
Perhaps inadvertently, Friday?s debate on politicians? salaries exposed the flaws of Bermuda?s Cabinet system.
This newspaper has generally supported the idea that Cabinet Ministers need to be paid more, and that the demands placed on Ministers are n...
This is the first part in a series on financial literacy for lifestyle improvement:To manage your finances today requires intuition, trust, realistic expectations, and a healthy dose of scepticism. There was a time when a man?s (woman?s) word and han...
Robert E. Cawthorn has retired from his post as chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Bermuda Biological Station for Research after three years at the helm. Brian Duperreault has been elected to replace him.
According to the BBSR, Mr. Cawthorn (p...
Premier Alex Scott?s annual pay packet is one step closer to shooting up 80 percent to $200,000 after the Government voted itself a hefty salary hike yesterday.
Under the plans ? which will now go before the Senate ? full-time Ministers would collect...
The ongoing row over the replacement of music teacher Bim Bademosi raises a number of important questions for the education system.
In general terms, no one would dispute the need for teachers in the school system to be certified to ensure they have ...
I WAS just starting prep school when I first encountered Benjamin Disraeli . . . but I didn't realise it at the time because he was using another identity. Nor did I realise the strong effect he would have on my life.Always an avid reader, I was work...
