The latest Bermuda Development Agency year end review reveals 2019 was a year of triumph and challenge.
Despite a challenging economic environment, the BDA directly assisted in the incorporation of 31 new entrants in Bermuda last year, from a number ...
DATE: Feb 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Business Staff
A new programme in Bermuda’s schools will help children develop their reading skills.
Education minister Diallo Rabain said teachers had been trained on the Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum, which has been introduced to preschool, P1 and P2 cla...
Dear Sir,
It saddens me to read the report in the paper today (February 10, 2020) quoting Jason Hayward’s comments on the Patients 1st assembly in Queen Elizabeth II Park.
It would surprise me to know if the MP — the people’s representative from Pemb...
DATE: Feb 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor | AUTHOR: Letters to the Editor
Despite the Cayman Islands’ booming economy, poverty remains a substantial problem.
The Government’s Needs Assessment Unit gave financial support to 2,059 families in 2018, including rent money for 543 families and paying electric and water bills for...
A veteran Bermuda teacher and education administrator has lost her Supreme Court bid to have the appointment of the Commissioner of Education quashed.
Gina Tucker claimed that she had “not been fairly treated or properly considered” for the job, whi...
Public primary schools will open their doors to parents of prospective pupils next week.
The events, hosted by the Department of Education, will take place on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Education said: “Parents...
DATE: Feb 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: News Staff
In the third part of a five-day feature on the Cayman Islands’ growth story and what Bermuda can learn from it, we gauge views on the business environment in both territories.
Bermuda can learn something from Cayman about creating an environment in ...
A sail training programme designed to help build character in schoolchildren is even more relevant today than when it first launched more than a decade ago, the outgoing executive director of the programme said.
Branwen Smith-King, who has just left ...
DATE: Feb 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Fiona McWhirter
Pupils at Bermuda High School for Girls held their first Innovation Expo.
Roman landmarks, Mars rover stations, catapults and Lego structures were among the creations on display at the event last Wednesday.
Props made by pupils for the production of ...
One of the consequences of economic growth for the Cayman Islands has been increasingly healthy public finances.
The result of large surpluses, year after year, can be seen in the territory’s debt, which peaked at CI$613.4 million ($736.1 million) in...
