After reading Martha Harris Myron’s column, “Celebrating the accounting profession”, I found myself wondering why an equivalent correspondence had not been penned by the Ministry of Education or one of the private schools celebrating the teaching pro...
More than 40 new cases of the coronavirus have been logged – and pushed the number of active cases to in excess of 100, it was revealed last night.
A Ministry of Health spokeswoman said the 41 infections were identified among 2,003 test results that ...
DATE: Mar 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health | AUTHOR: Gareth Finighan
Bermudian Lauren Pereira has been Called to the Bar, and has joined the Bermuda office of international law firm Conyers as an associate in the corporate department, the firm announced.
Ms Pereira was called in a ceremony in the Supreme Court before ...
DATE: Mar 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local Business | AUTHOR: Business Staff
All students, teachers and staff at Dellwood Middle Schools have been ordered to quarantine for 14 days, the education ministry said this morning.
The school closure comes at the direction of Chief Medical Officer Dr Ayoola Oyinloye based on an upda...
DATE: Mar 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health | AUTHOR: Bill Zuill
A 25 per cent rise in family cases in the courts and a 30 per cent spike in domestic abuse protection orders over the last year were probably sparked by the Covid pandemic, MPs have been told.
Kathy Lynn Simmons, the Attorney-General, said there had ...
DATE: Mar 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Budget | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Budget cuts mean that the public works ministry will not be able to do as much routine maintenance as it used to, it was admitted yesterday.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch said that the ministry budget had been cut by $3.75 million because of the eco...
DATE: Mar 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Budget | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Teachers and pupils at three primary schools were ordered into quarantine at the weekend after potential Covid-19 exposures were identified.
West Pembroke Primary School staff and pupils were told by health officials last night that an exposure had b...
DATE: Mar 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Greetings, today’s generations. This is the “spirit” of E.F. Gordon offering some perspective and hoping it may help you engage this challenging period in human history. Of course, I can speak only from my own experiences.
My journey began in Trinida...
The last year has been a stressful time for everyone.
When Bermuda went into lockdown last April, Francesca Thomas wanted to do something to help.
“During the peak of the pandemic I thought we needed something to calm us all down and relax,” said Mr...
DATE: Mar 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local Business | AUTHOR: Jessie Moniz Hardy
The first step in the biggest change in decades in Bermuda’s public education system has been approved by MPs.
Senior level “signature schools” required to offer one or more “signature learning programmes” will be introduced under the changes.
Diallo...
DATE: Mar 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
