Curious visitors and locals lined the streets of Hamilton to get a close look at Royal guest Prince Andrew as he arrived in the middle of the pomp and ceremony heralding the re-convening of Parliament.
Front Street was a blaze of colour as the bright...
DATE: Nov 05, 2005 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Scott Neil
Yesterday's Throne Speech was taken with a pinch of salt by the Opposition who said Government had long since proved it was unable to deliver anything it promised.
United Bermuda Party leader Grant Gibbons said: "After seven years of broken promises,...
This is the full text of the Speech from the Throne delivered by the Duke of York at the Cabinet Office yesterday.
I am delighted that my first visit to Bermuda is on the occasion of the celebration of the five hundredth anniversary of the discovery ...
Government announced a range of measures aimed at making life better for young Bermudians.
The Bermuda Regiment yesterday welcomed news that soldiers will be helped to access higher education through a full financial grant provided to members who att...
The Bermuda public school system will have a ?vastly improved? programme of assessing and documenting student achievement beginning next year, said Education Minister Terry Lister yesterday.
The announcement was made on the heels of the past year?s T...
Mr. President and Members of the Senate
Mr. Speaker and Members of the Honourable House of Assembly
I am delighted that my first visit to Bermuda is on the occasion of the celebration of the five hundredth anniversary of the discovery of Bermuda. Her...
A 16-year-old Berkeley Institute student's attempts to take the two courses necessary for her to get into university have been fruitless after the school put her in a Spanish class with no teacher.
Her mother, Hiltileen Burch this week wrote a Letter...
November 3, 2005
Dear Sir,
I spoke to Ms Robinson and Ms Denbrook, acting principal and counsellor of the Berkeley Institute, concerning my daughter?s schedule and the omission of a foreign language (Spanish). I was informed at this time that a decis...
The annual National Sportsmanship Day just got better.
During a press conference at the National Sports Centre yesterday, Sports Minister Dale Butler took ?great delight? in announcing the general theme for this year?s event, now in its third year of...
DATE: Nov 04, 2005 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Colin Thompson
Bermuda?s public school pupils? reading, mathematics and language skills have improved somewhat since 1999/2000 ? but are still below the average of 50 percent.
This is one of the main findings of the results of the past year?s Terra Nova exams.
The ...
