Three people from Bermuda will take part in a 24-hour global event to deliver presentations on their passions.
Cushi Ming, Sara Westhead and Ashley Aitken will represent the island in the International PechaKucha Day 2021 tomorrow.
It will be the 30t...
DATE: Feb 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: General | AUTHOR: Fiona McWhirter
Child and family welfare campaigners raised concerns yesterday about cannabis laws that are to be debated in the House of Assembly today.
They feared that giving the green light to growing and selling the drug would send the wrong message to young pe...
Rena Lalgie made history two months ago when she became Bermuda’s first female and first Black Governor. This week, she sat down with The Royal Gazette to share some of her initial impressions on taking up the appointment and the island.
One cor...
The tall ship Pelican of London arrived in Bermuda on Wednesday morning after 28 days at sea.
However, the crew of 44 must remain on board until they receive negative results from the Covid-19 tests they were required to take on arrival.
Captain of...
DATE: Feb 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Tourism | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
In acknowledgement of Black History Month, The Royal Gazette continues the publication of stories throughout February on African-American and global African people, events and institutions, and their contributions in history
Inspired by the Blac...
DATE: Feb 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Opinion Writer | AUTHOR: Black History Month
Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, has rejected calls to abolish “coerced” collective worship in schools.
Mr Rabain said he supported legislation which dictates that schools “shall begin with collective worship on the part of all pupils in at...
A few months ago I greeted a couple of Pacific Islanders and helped them find accommodations. I naturally asked how they liked being in Bermuda. To which their response was that they found the work environment much more comfortable. “How so?” was my ...
Student numbers at The Bermuda College have more than doubled in the last five years according to the Ministry of Education.
And, the ministry said, the numbers are up in part because of wider access to Government funding in the form of scholarshi...
An overseas company asked to redesign Bermuda’s public school system will be paid more than $2 million, it has been revealed.
A notice published in the Official Gazette on Monday said that Innovation Unit Australia New Zealand would get $2.1 million ...
DATE: Feb 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
A cut in the number of public primary schools from three to two in Pembroke would still mean enough space for all the parish’s pupils, a virtual meeting on changes to the education system heard last night.
Kalmar Richards, the education commissioner,...
DATE: Feb 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
