It has become usual for me to wait until Wednesday evening to write this column. This week, however, I was presented with rare inspiration. On Tuesday, reported the findings of a Life Skills and Literacy Survey conducted by the Department of Statisti...
B.TEC?s fourth annual networking event which was held on Tuesday at XL House was designed to provide senior school students with the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to mix and mingle with top executives from many businesses across the Island. With bus...
THE more television you watch, the lower your literacy level is likely to be, according to the results of the Adult Literacy Survey released by the Department of Statistics this week.
And there is a lesson in that for all parents to bear in mind when...
DATE: Apr 21, 2006 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Kent
FORMER Senator and Cabinet Secretary Stanley Gascoigne died in hospital yesterday.
Acting Premier Randy Horton expressed "sincere condolences on behalf of the Government and people of Bermuda" to Mr. Gascoigne's wife, Sandy, and the couple's two sons...
The Bermuda Chamber of Commerce is eyeing everything from public service pay hikes to transit permits for new and existing foreign nationals as it heads into its 100th year.
Chamber president Peter Everson said that looking forward to the 100th year ...
A new Saturday school, which will have students study African history, culture and languages, aims to provide Bermuda?s youth with a sense of identity.
The school is based on African-centred teachings and will include lessons in history, science, geo...
A number of guests from across the Caribbean brought to Bermuda to observe and help with the judging at this year?s Bermuda Annual Exhibition have spoken highly of the event, which is expected to attract more than 30,000 visitors over the next three ...
DATE: Apr 20, 2006 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Scott Neil
The teaching of literacy in middle and secondary schools needs to be improved, Education Minister Terry Lister admitted yesterday. Mr. Lister said primary school pupils were performing well in literacy tests but added: ?In the middle schools and seni...
DATE: Apr 20, 2006 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
While most 13-year-olds will be spending this summer going to camp, or hanging around with their friends, Spice Valley Middle School M2 student Brian Bulhoes will be travelling to Columbia to represent Bermuda Optimist Dinghy Association in the South...
Are you this person? For as long as you can remember you have spent your free time kicking a ball around or joining your friends in a friendly game of one bounce.
You love football — eat, sleep, and breathe it. But did you realise that your fancy foo...
