The way ministers handled a last minute decision to abandon plans for a full scale return to the classroom was last night attacked by the One Bermuda Alliance.
Susan Jackson, the shadow education minister, said parents and families had been suffered ...
Progressive Labour Party MPs said they wanted to see an end to petty partisan politics, a return to undisturbed learning for schoolchildren and an even economic and racial playing field.
Christopher Famous, the MP for Devonshire East said: “Any poli...
DATE: Jan 06, 2022 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
One Bermuda Alliance MPs said they hoped that the year ahead would attract job creators as well as bring a reduction in violent crime and calm to the roads.
Jarion Richardson, the Opposition Whip and Shadow Minister of Labour and for the Cabinet Offi...
DATE: Jan 06, 2022 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
More schools are set to reopen tomorrow after another day of Covid-19 tests – but the senior schools and several middle schools will stay closed.
Tinee Furbert, the acting education minister, said: “We continue to make notable progress with school op...
DATE: Jan 05, 2022 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Just a handful of public schools will open their classrooms today, the Ministry of Education confirmed last night.
A spokeswoman said there would be a “staggered opening of schools for term two” – with no middle or senior schools opening as parents a...
The new principal at CedarBridge believes resilience and an ability to adapt helped earn him the top job.
Kenneth Caesar added he was in his second year as acting principal at CedarBridge when the pandemic hit the island in 2020.
He said: “My experie...
The Bermuda Professional Golfers Association has set up a bursary through the Butterfield Bermuda Championship to assist the BPGA and their young and prospective members in their continuing education and career advancement in the golf industry.
This...
DATE: Jan 05, 2022 | CATEGORY: Golf | AUTHOR: Lawrence Trott
A mature student who has fulfilled her dream of going to university after years of saving up was sent on her way with a special motorcade.
Friends and family of Phylicia Furbert held the drive-by for the 29-year-old and thanked her for being a great ...
DATE: Jan 05, 2022 | CATEGORY: General | AUTHOR: Sékou Hendrickson
After a year lost to Covid-19, 2021 began with sense of optimism. By the beginning of last year, several effective vaccines had been approved in record time, economic growth was bouncing back from one of the sharpest recessions on record and stock ma...
DATE: Jan 05, 2022 | CATEGORY: International Business | AUTHOR: Bryan Dooley
The Ministry of Education’s headquarters has been criticised for a delayed response to a request for information about a settlement with a former Commissioner of Education.
According to a decision by Gitanjali Gutierrez, the Information Commissioner,...
DATE: Jan 05, 2022 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
