Study loans of about $15,000 to trainee teachers to tackle staff shortages in public schools are to be set up, the education minister announced today.
Diallo Rabain said the teacher’s certification bonded loan scheme would help ease the cost burden ...
DATE: Jun 02, 2021 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
An organisation set up to help the public school system will finish delivering $75,000 worth of educational supplies today.
Support Public Schools, a community action group, yesterday delivered books, writing equipment and other equipment to nine sch...
Remote learning will be used at Clearwater Middle School in St David’s today after an air conditioning breakdown forced the building to be shut for repairs.
High temperatures was noticed by staff at the school last Thursday.
But Diallo Rabain, the ed...
DATE: Jun 02, 2021 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Age Concern will start a virtual education programme next week covering legal, financial and computer literacy, the charity said yesterday.
A statement said the 11 sessions “cover many of the main issues people face as they age”, including how to st...
“The forest was shrinking but the trees kept voting for the axe, for the axe was clever and convinced the trees that because his handle was made of wood, he was one of them.”
—Turkish Proverb
It is very rare that I would write a follow-up t...
Vaxism
I think we are witnessing a blue eyes, brown eyes experiment that no one could have predicted.
The Oprah Show was not one of my favourites, but there were two episodes that are etched in my memory. The “you get a car” happy episode wh...
Bermuda has failed victims of domestic abuse, a senator has claimed.
Robin Tucker, an Opposition senator, said more protections were needed for victims and that the island would benefit from a specialist domestic violence court.
Charity leaders backe...
DATE: May 31, 2021 | CATEGORY: Court | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
LGBTTQQIAAP: Based on her conversations with Bermuda College students, Kennita Perry felt there were a lot of people who identified with the letters, or had questions about the letters, or misunderstood the letters.
The Village is a haven for all of ...
New signature programmes at CedarBridge and The Berkeley Institute are based on high-demand sectors of the economy and “will bode well as a start for our students upon entering the workforce”, the Education Minister said.
Diallo Rabain last night ann...
DATE: May 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
Casinos are set to become a reality in Bermuda after senators passed three pieces of gaming and betting legislation.
The Gaming (Transfer of Functions) Act 2021, The Betting Act 2021, and The Betting Fees Regulations 2021 were all passed yesterday m...
DATE: May 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
