the visitor who desires "unparalleled peace of mind''.
That is what officials hope will result from the first Five Year Plan. The theory does, of course, reflect Bermuda as it used to be. Today it will very much depend on what visitors consider as "u...
underachieve was yesterday promised by Education Minister Jerome Dill.
Mr. Dill said: "We already have the Best Steps programme at the Bermuda College which is a form of upgrading skills.
"Given the numbers involved, yes, we should have more of these...
DATE: Dec 22, 1997 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Nearly half of CedarBridge Academy's students are functioning below the required level.
Principal Ernest Payette revealed this during an interview with The Royal Gazette on the last day of CedarBridge's first school term.
"When you have 17-year-olds ...
challenges people around the world, to contemplate the long term repercussions of the AIDS pandemic. It focuses on young persons under the age of 18. The United Nations Convention of the "Rights of the Child'', defines a child as a human being below ...
say about their first term under the reformed education system: Omar Lodge, age 11: "It is fun to rotate classes because you get your exercise and see your friends. Last year it was boring staying in one class with the same teacher all day.
"I think...
Tourism will get an added boost from the international insurance industry in the year ahead, with increased interest from insurance and reinsurance groups in having conferences in Bermuda.
Led by the Reinsurance Association of America (RAA), at least...
DATE: Dec 19, 1997 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: David Fox, Business Editor
Public school principals remain out of the loop about plans for an alternative school which is expected to open in two months.
Association of School Principals president Livingston Tuzo yesterday told The Royal Gazette that principals had received no...
feels the same way. "I think that (the middle school) system is fantastic,'' she said this week. "It's an absolutely positive thing.'' By all accounts the students feel the same way. Students, excited to learn, still sit attentively in class while te...
would have been shattered. That is no longer true. The diversification of Bermuda's economy from one devoted heavily to tourism, to one where tourism and the international business sector are of similar importance, has been hugely successful. That is...
Sarah Fuhrtz talks to teachers and students at Spice Valley Middle School.
As they volunteer their time to various community projects today, students from Spice Valley Middle School are demonstrating the valuable lessons they learned this term.
In ad...
