Two veterans of the civil service who died this month were yesterday honoured by the Bermuda Public Services Union.
Joseph Christopher, 77, was a former Commissioner of Education and education historian, and Kenneth Richardson, a former Cabinet Secre...
DATE: Mar 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Labour | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
“It’s not what we do, but why we do it.”
This is a paraphrase of the theme of a speech given by noted comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory which I heard as a freshman student at the University off Miami, in the late 1960s. That experience ...
For decades Bermudians have been lamenting the education system in this country. Every single aspect of education from the Minister of Education, Ministry of Edcuation, Department of Education, teachers, curriculum, resources and school buildings ha...
DATE: Mar 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Opinion Writer | AUTHOR: Jason Wade
Pembroke students were yesterday warned “not to wait until the last minute” to apply for the Parish Council’s annual scholarship and grants for study at Bermuda College.
The PPC is now accepting applications, which are limited to high school leavers ...
DATE: Mar 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Dellwood Middle School will open today following a risk assessment after a potential Covid-19 exposure, the Ministry of Education said tonight.
In a statement at 10.19pm last night, the Minister of Education, Diallo Rabain, said: “The Ministry of Edu...
Let's summarise the viewpoints of our dear senators and explore their arguments.
The below quotes have been attributed to the senators by The Royal Gazette.
Joan Dillas-Wright (President of the Senate):
“I have a major concern about our youn...
Members of the public can gain an understanding of how “21st century learning” is being designed for public school students at a series of pop-up events starting today.
The Ministry of Education has scheduled three events - today, Wednesday and Frida...
DATE: Mar 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
Middle school pupils have been given a crash course on what to expect in the next step of their education.
Dave Horan, the Head of Warwick Academy, spoke with pupils with the Bermuda Centre for Creative Learning over Zoom last Wednesday about what th...
History of
St David’s Primary School was established in 1893 in a single-room wooden church building; there is no record of the principal or staff at that time. The first official record of a principal was Arthur Hudson in 1909. Mr Hudson and most of...
Bahá'ís in Bermuda and around the world will next Saturday celebrate Naw-Ruz, the Bahá'í New Year.
Naw-Ruz aligns with the spring equinox, the time when the sun crosses the equator line in a northerly direction; it signals the first day of spring in ...
