The Government lifted certain Covid-19 restrictions last Friday night. The change that stood out to me was stated in the Saturday Royal Gazette:
“The relaxation will allow Bermuda College and public and private schools to reopen to let students an...
DATE: May 06, 2021 | CATEGORY: Opinion Writer | AUTHOR: Ben Smith
Human societies undergo shifts from time to time; for the better or the worse. The sources of those shifts are never fully understood — shrouded in some mystery. In the spring of 1981, during a dispute that mushroomed into a general strike, there...
A steroid used to treat asthmatics may have protected them from infection by the coronavirus, a member of an health group said yesterday.
Tracy Nash, the director of education at asthma charity Open Airways, said that asthmatics were not as badly aff...
DATE: May 05, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health | AUTHOR: Sékou Hendrickson
A consultation period on the introduction of specialist signature schools was a success, the education ministry said yesterday.
A spokeswoman added officials were happy with the level of participation – but declined to say how many people had taken p...
DATE: May 05, 2021 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
Schoolchildren could be back at their desks by next Monday, it was revealed yesterday.
Deryn Lavell, the head of school at Saltus Grammar, said in a letter to parents and guardians: “We are currently waiting for Government confirmation for a full ret...
DATE: May 04, 2021 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
Bermudian entrepreneur Paul McLeod has been preaching the data analytics gospel for more than two decades – and the business world, here and elsewhere, is catching up.
Mr McLeod is the founder, president and senior data architect of award-winning loc...
DATE: May 04, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local Business | AUTHOR: Duncan Hall
“Honour thy mother and thy father so that your days may be long upon the Earth”
That biblical verse is a principle that has been upheld in varying degrees by many societies and traditions. Its observation was long estblished on empirical evidenc...
Dear Sir,
There is so much disagreement among my family, friends and colleagues regarding the measures adopted by governments to manage Covid. After these discussions, I’m often left feeling that I should tone down my criticism of the measures adopte...
DATE: May 04, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor | AUTHOR: Letters to the Editor
Introduce new foods to your child, slowly, but surely.
Do not make the dinner table a battleground. Make it a pleasant space.
If they do not like something do not force them to eat it.
Have your child help in the kitchen so they get used to being ar...
A report revealing the public’s views on a proposal to close nine primary schools, renovate nine others and build a new primary school in Devonshire will be released by the end of June, the Ministry of Education has promised.
Consultation on the Prop...
DATE: May 03, 2021 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
