Students will be able to do a foundation year at Bermuda College from September, enabling them to enter the first year of three- or four-year universities overseas, its president announced yesterday.
Duranda Greene said the college had also linked up...
Erwin Jones has the secret to a long and happy marriage: do whatever your wife tells you to do.
It is a method he has tried and tested many times since June 3, 1950, the day he married his sweetheart, Winifred.
“He has a habit of saying, you decide,”...
DATE: Mar 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community | AUTHOR: Jessie Moniz Hardy
A signature theme tune has been created for the Mirrors youth development programme.
Patricia O’Connor, a songwriter and teacher, penned the tune after she worked on a Mirrors “All In! 8 Keys of Excellence” event.
Ms O'Connor said: "My love for Bermu...
DATE: Mar 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: General | AUTHOR: Gareth Finighan
Government said that Northlands Primary School will be open today, despite concerns of a Covid-19 contamination at the facility.
The Ministry of Health’s Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit identified a potential exposure this morning, but ruled that ...
DATE: Mar 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health | AUTHOR: Gareth Finighan
Two veterans of the civil service who died this month were yesterday honoured by the Bermuda Public Services Union.
Joseph Christopher, 77, was a former Commissioner of Education and education historian, and Kenneth Richardson, a former Cabinet Secre...
DATE: Mar 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Labour | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
“It’s not what we do, but why we do it.”
This is a paraphrase of the theme of a speech given by noted comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory which I heard as a freshman student at the University off Miami, in the late 1960s. That experience ...
For decades Bermudians have been lamenting the education system in this country. Every single aspect of education from the Minister of Education, Ministry of Edcuation, Department of Education, teachers, curriculum, resources and school buildings ha...
DATE: Mar 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Opinion Writer | AUTHOR: Jason Wade
Pembroke students were yesterday warned “not to wait until the last minute” to apply for the Parish Council’s annual scholarship and grants for study at Bermuda College.
The PPC is now accepting applications, which are limited to high school leavers ...
DATE: Mar 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Dellwood Middle School will open today following a risk assessment after a potential Covid-19 exposure, the Ministry of Education said tonight.
In a statement at 10.19pm last night, the Minister of Education, Diallo Rabain, said: “The Ministry of Edu...
Let's summarise the viewpoints of our dear senators and explore their arguments.
The below quotes have been attributed to the senators by The Royal Gazette.
Joan Dillas-Wright (President of the Senate):
“I have a major concern about our youn...
