the YouthNet Most Improved Student award.
In the first year of his secondary school education he had a 0.9 grade point average and says he was easily influenced by his peers.
Now, John's dreams are much bigger as he plans to attend Delaware State for...
Island's insurance industry was unveiled yesterday.
And international insurers yesterday pledged millions of dollars over five years to ensure the success of The Bermuda Foundation for Insurance Studies.
More than $2 million of a $7.5 million endowme...
DATE: Jul 19, 1996 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: David Fox, Business Editor
position over the banishment of three players from the Bermuda Under-17 for failing drug tests.
"What we did was positive and we have taken the first step of telling our participants that we are serious about revitalising this programme,'' said gener...
DATE: Jul 19, 1996 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Patrick Bean
Sandys Secondary School board chairman Eugene Cox yesterday said he hoped no legal action would be taken against a student who attacked principal Melvyn Bassett.
But he stressed neither he nor the board condoned violence.
Mr. Cox was referring to for...
Sandys Secondary principal Melvyn Bassett has submitted a report about a student attacking him at a graduation ball to the school's board and the Ministry of Education.
Speaking publicly for the first time since the June 29 incident at Sonesta Beach ...
stopped at the final hurdle when Opposition senators forced it to be carried forward to a sitting next week.
After debating the bill throughout the day Government Senate Leader Lynda Milligan-Whyte moved to have it read a third time.
The motion carri...
unless the Country takes immediate action, leading banker Sir David Gibbons warned yesterday.
He called for the establishment of a coalition of Chamber of Commerce, Government and international business representatives to determine the needs of the l...
DATE: Jul 18, 1996 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: David Fox, Business Editor
school system in Bermuda -- under the spotlight.
The Act was discussed at length last week by Senators, but yesterday they dissolved into committee to analyse the new law in detail.
Issues raised included the curriculum, alternative education, school...
Police and bus officials have noticed a slight improvement in students' behaviour at the city's bus terminal.
Public Transportation Board director Herman Basden told The Royal Gazette there had been fewer fights and other disruptive incidents involvi...
the bad year has been of the United Bermuda Party's own making. The UBP does not seem to understand that it is virtually impossible in a democracy to lead the people in a direction they do not want to go. Of all the world's political parties, the UBP...
