A pressure group is calling on the Ministry of Health to backtrack on what it considers to be excessive and unfair Covid-19 regulations being enforced on children.
The Government reintroduced Phase 1 Covid-19 regulations this week meaning childr...
DATE: Jan 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Health | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
This week is Data Privacy Week, an occasion championed by the National Cybersecurity Alliance, the American non-profit, public-private partnership promoting cybersecurity and privacy education and awareness.
A key focus this year is empowering indivi...
A high rate of coronavirus infections among primary school pupils has sparked a warning that school closures were “imminent” and classroom closures “likely” as tougher Phase 1 Covid-19 regulations were implemented.
Education officials said the increa...
DATE: Jan 26, 2022 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
Last year I penned an opinion piece asking my fellow Bermudians to turn down the volume a bit and take some of the toxicity away from the discourse.
As we start 2022, I would like to echo these same sentiments.
Clearly, we are still in the midst of w...
DATE: Jan 26, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion Writer | AUTHOR: Jason Wade
A retired principal of a private school backed the Government’s plans to shake up the public education system – but said the scheme had to be supported by good resources and teacher training.
Sue Moench, who retired from Mount St Agnes Academy, a Cat...
DATE: Jan 26, 2022 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
The Institute of Directors Bermuda will kick off its 2022 professional development programme with the in-depth panel discussion titled What Directors Need to Know for the Year to Come.
The event, held in conjunction with professional services firm KP...
DATE: Jan 26, 2022 | CATEGORY: Economy | AUTHOR: Business Staff
A charity dedicated to the protection of children appealed for better education on sex and consent to help prevent abuse.
Debi Ray-Rivers, the founder and executive director of Scars, said parents and caregivers had to push past their discomfort and ...
DATE: Jan 26, 2022 | CATEGORY: Court | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
In September 2021, the One Bermuda Alliance praised the Minister of Education for making in-person learning a priority. The world has seen the impact that Covid has had on children, and there is consensus that in-person learning is critical to the de...
DATE: Jan 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion Writer | AUTHOR: Ben Smith
Most of us in Bermuda are asking ourselves right now, what has this Progressive Labour Party government actually done to make the country better? To make our lives better? Has it improved the education of our children? Has it delivered meaningful inv...
DATE: Jan 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: Opinion Writer | AUTHOR: Douglas De Couto
A children’s rights campaigner yesterday welcomed a recruitment drive for litigation guardians for children and young people who appear in court.
Tiffanne Thomas, a social worker who worked as a litigation guardian in a string of cases from 2014, sai...
