Registration will be needed for virtual open house events on public school enrolment after “incidents” at two meetings, the Commissioner of Education said last night.
Kalmar Richards said the move was part of strengthened security rules.
A ministry s...
DATE: Jan 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Fine arts student Hailey Barbosa has been selected as the recipient of this year’s Bermuda Society of the Arts Bursary Award.
The $5,000 bursary will help Ms Barbosa as she seeks her Masters degree at the University for the Creative Arts in Farnham, ...
DATE: Jan 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Arts & Entertainment | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
We, the undersigned residents of Bermuda, take this opportunity on the birthday of the late Reverend Martin Luther King Jr to express our concerns and best wishes to our neighbours, the people of the United States of America, as that country navigate...
A proposal to create a career development programme at Bermuda College has been given the green light by the planning department.
The application proposed the construction of an additional floor on top of the Hallett Hall Testing Centre Annex.
The ex...
DATE: Jan 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Only a semester away from graduation last spring, Darien Jacobs realised he would not be able to raise the $27,000 he needed to complete his nursing studies in the US.
He “took a break” and focused on the full-time job he’d been simultaneously carryi...
Government’s plan to close eight primaries could lead to protests at the House of Assembly, the president of a Parent Teacher Association at an under-threat school warned yesterday.
Harry Matthie, head of the PTA at high-performing St George’s Prepa...
DATE: Jan 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
Five years ago Peggy Burns published a book filled with “outcome-based solutions” for anyone looking for a job.
With so many people unemployed or underemployed by Covid-19, she believes The Key to Getting Hired when No One is Hiring is even more impo...
DATE: Jan 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Arts & Entertainment |
Saltus Grammar School has awarded long service awards to 15 of its staff members.
The employees, who collectively celebrated 240 years of service, are: Joy Oatley (30 years of service); Mario Foote (30 years); Alexander “Sandy” White (25 years); Mary...
DATE: Jan 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
More than 6,000 metric tonnes of greenhouse gas is generated by RenaissanceRe's Bermuda operations each year, with air travel and purchased electricity accounting for the bulk of the carbon emissions.
To offset the impact of those emissions it is su...
DATE: Jan 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Reinsurance | AUTHOR: Scott Neil
Schoolchildren returned to their classrooms today as in-class learning resumed at public schools across the island.
Public schools had transitioned to remote learning in early December after a surge in cases of Covid-19 across the island.
Diallo Ra...
DATE: Jan 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
