It is a task said to be “monumental” by David Burt, the Premier, and Diallo Rabain, the education minister – the transformation of the public school system to give every Bermudian child a chance to excel.
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DATE: Mar 08, 2021 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
Today, The Royal Gazette embarks on a series examining some of the most far-reaching set of education changes in half a century.
Overall, the reforms envisioned by the Ministry of Education propose to revamp the system for every child from the age of...
DATE: Mar 08, 2021 | CATEGORY: Editorials | AUTHOR: RG: In our Opinion
Tomorrow will mark the last meeting on a shake-up of the primary school system.
Three parishes – Hamilton Parish, Smith’s and Warwick – will be up for discussion.
A spokeswoman for the education ministry said it was an issue of national importance.
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DATE: Mar 07, 2021 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Legislation to create signature schools and axe middle schools was tabled yesterday in the House of Assembly.
MPs were told the new-style schools will have “signature learning programmes” added to the normal curriculum.
Diallo Rabain, the education m...
DATE: Mar 06, 2021 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
The Government and Opposition sparred into last night over the Budget for the coming fiscal year and the island’s way to economic recovery out of the pandemic.
It came after Cole Simons, the Opposition leader, gave the Reply to the Budget in the Hous...
DATE: Mar 06, 2021 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Government will “press on” with plans for legal cannabis cultivation despite a defeat in the Senate earlier this week.
Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney General, took aim at independent members of the Upper House and referred to them as “the senators ...
A drive to create business opportunities should be launched by the Government, the One Bermuda Alliance said tonight.
Cole Simons, the Leader of the Opposition and shadow finance minister, said that support was vital, particularly for the young becau...
The Opposition’s Reply to the Budget is scheduled to dominate today’s sitting of the House of Assembly.
Cole Simons, the Opposition leader and shadow finance minister, will respond to the 2021-22 Budget delivered last Friday by Curtis Dickinson, the ...
DATE: Mar 05, 2021 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Since she was a teenager Agathe Holowatinc has been passionate about nutrition.
Her first summer job was at a public library in Vancouver where she spent much of her time in the natural health section learning how food can “make you run faster, feel ...
A controversial law to legalise cannabis will be sent back to the House of Assembly after Senators voted against the bill yesterday afternoon.
The Cannabis Licensing Act, which sets out a regulatory framework for growing, selling, and using the drug,...
DATE: Mar 04, 2021 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
