As young children and as cousins, persons such as Dwayne Caines, Wayne Michael Caines, Roxanne Christopher, myself and many others were labelled in the negative, based solely on our mothers or fathers coming from the West Indies.
With total disregard...
DATE: Aug 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Opinion Writer | AUTHOR: Christopher Famous
The first school to reopen after the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown said yesterday that a string of precautions had been set up to protect pupils — but that the safety rules would be changed if needed.
Wayne Edwards, the principal of Bermuda Institute in...
DATE: Aug 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
I’ve been thinking lately about the incredibly radical changes that we’ve all got accustomed to over the last five months.
Social-distancing, masks, designated shopping days, hand sanitiser in every doorway, online meetings, happy hour on Zoom, cont...
Education and the cost of living were among the priorities for two long-serving Progressive Labour Party members unveiled as candidates for the General Election yesterday.
Anthony Richardson, 56, a senator and junior minister, and former accountant-g...
DATE: Aug 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
Two acting school principals and three acting preschool administrators have been appointed by the Department of Education.
Kalmar Richards, the Commissioner of Education, said that the positions were required because of retirements and resignations.
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DATE: Aug 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
A grant from the Lyceum Trust has provided funding that has allowed the Hamilton Parish Council scholarship committee to make three awards to students.
Due to Covid-19 restrictions, this year’s applicants were interviewed remotely via Zoom teleconfer...
DATE: Aug 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Business Staff
Six Bermudian students have won prestigious scholarships to help them launch careers in public health.
Dr Barbara Ball Public Health Scholarships were handed out to:
• Seelah Stephenson, to study public health at the University of Miami
• Chantae Hol...
An association set up to promote the welfare of serving and former Royal Bermuda Regiment soldiers has launched a scholarship fund, it was announced yesterday.
Major Preston Gill, a serving RBR officer and president of the Royal Bermuda Regiment Asso...
DATE: Aug 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Fiona McWhirter
The Progressive Labour Party unveiled its first two candidates yesterday for October’s General Election.
Crystal Caesar and Jason Wade will compete for constituencies in Southampton that the One Bermuda Alliance held with reduced margins at the 2017 ...
DATE: Aug 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Charles “Bubba” Joynes and I had a myriad of things in common: our profession, our love of sport and our fraternity. Despite these commonalties, we weren’t particularly close. I am sure our distance was based in the reality that during Charles’s tenu...
