The controversy over home schools, which has been extensively covered in The Royal Gazette this week, raises serious questions about how these institutions should be governed.
The rise in home schooling is part of a worldwide trend, caused in large p...
Sanders Frith Brown, a Bermudian who calls himself black because he says he is one thirty-second black, said: “The British flag is a symbol in this little piece of England, but we are far too American to be British.
“The monarchy is a figure head and...
Government school teacher Leisa Smith is leaving public education this month after becoming "frustrated" and "appalled" with the system.
The primary school teacher is leaving her job to set up her own home school because she said she believed too man...
The extraordinary upsurge in home schooling around the Island is a powerful demonstration of the lack of confidence that many parents have in public education.
So it is not surprising that home school teachers and parents are wary about the alleged p...
A 16-year-old youth found in possession of cocaine was given a stern warning in court about the life-long effects of drugs.
The Pembroke teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was in court for review having failed three random drug tests ea...
Parents and teachers involved in home schools are launching a fight today over Government plans to get tough on the way they operate.
A petition has been launched, which they hope to present to Minister of Education and Development Paula Cox outside ...
My Portfolio: Joel P. Schaefer, CFA
Joel Schaefer is president of Capital G Investments and a certified financial analyst.
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My first-ever investment was when I was in high school. I had a little bit of c...
A life of concern and service to his family, friends and country ended on 21st February, 2002 when Patrick Lynn Purcell died at Warrawee, New South Wales, Australia.
Born in Bermuda on 16th March, 1918 he grew up in the Great Depression. He had compl...
The black Bermudian who fought in the American Civil War with the first coloured regiment in the United States has been revealed as Robert John Simmons, who is thought to have been from St. George's.
The Royal Gazette reported on Wednesday that a new...
Dr. Robert Allen was in the right place at the right time when he came to Bermuda to celebrate his 60th birthday just over a week ago.
As a presenter at a conference on African Diaspora Studies at the University of California, Berkeley in 1998, he wa...
DATE: May 31, 2002 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Lawrence Trott
