The former executive director of the Bermuda National Gallery has been appointed to a new post at the National Museum of Bermuda.
Lisa Howie will be responsible for the implementation of the new NMB education strategy as director of learning and eng...
DATE: Nov 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
An independent education authority for Bermuda’s schools is under consideration, the House of Assembly heard last Friday.
Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, said the Government was exploring a recommendation made in the Future State Report fro...
Representatives from 31 countries, including Bermuda, talked about supporting the health of more than 700 million of their people. The representatives grappled with defining a common purpose of healthcare, and having the difficult conversations about...
Schools and parents hold the key to breaking down preconceived ideas about the roles available to women in the cybersecurity space, a panel of experts told an audience in Bermuda.
Moreover, panellists said, relatable female role models from the cyber...
DATE: Nov 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Technology | AUTHOR: Business Staff
Phil Butterfield is “disappointed” by the lack of impetus in the government response to recommendations made by the BermudaFirst advisory group that he chairs.
The non-political group was commissioned by David Burt, the Premier, to put forward ideas ...
An organisation set up to help other charities almost 30 years ago could be forced to shut before Christmas unless donors come forward, its executive director has warned.
Danielle Riviere, of The Centre on Philanthropy, said the charity needed a fir...
DATE: Nov 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
Dear Sir,
Tucked away on Page 9 of The Royal Gazette of November 12 is the bad news for young Bermudians up to Primary 6 level; that, under the Cambridge Checkpoint system, they achieved in mathematics a score of 1.9 out of a potential 6.
A disgra...
DATE: Nov 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor | AUTHOR: Letters to the Editor
The CFA Society’s Financial Literacy series at the Bermuda College, is back by popular demand.
“What makes our classes unique is that we dig in with real life examples,” said series co-ordinator Robin Masters. “People want to talk about money, but of...
DATE: Nov 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jessie Moniz Hardy
Bermudian students’ maths skills will be put to the test this winter as 27 primary and middle schools are set to take part in the 2019-2020 Mathathon.
Over the course of five months, 348 students will compete in 29 scheduled mathathons while hundreds...
DATE: Nov 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
A team from Warwick Academy beat 24 other teams from seven high schools to win a race for cardboard boats at the weekend.
Lisamarie Masters, the president of the Institute of Bermuda Architects, which organised the event with the Bermuda Association ...
