A writing partnership between Bermuda College students and prisoners at Westgate yesterday unveiled its work.
Shawnette Somner, an education officer at the prison was stunned at the display at the college’s library.
Ms Somner said: “I’m speechless — ...
DATE: Apr 06, 2018 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
The most important lesson artist Otto Trott learnt at the Berkeley Institute was that he could be anything he wanted to be.
Now Mr Trott, who will showcase his work as part of the school’s 120th anniversary celebration art show, wants his artwork to...
“Country roads, take me home, to the place where I belong”
— John Denver
As much as travelling is fun, exciting and sometimes adventurous, it has both a beginning and an end. At the end, one eventually travels back home to the place where you belong...
DATE: Apr 06, 2018 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Christopher Famous
The Argus Group has donated $17,000 to Knowledge Quest, a scholarship charity, to fund higher education for Bermudians.
The funds for the donation came from the sale of shares held in a trust in the name of John Sainsbury, a former chief executive of...
One in three Bermuda residents suffered sex abuse before the age of 18, a new survey has shown.
Saving Children and Revealing Secrets, a charity that helps to prevent child sex abuse, teamed up with the Bermuda Health Council to conduct the survey.
M...
A former CedarBridge Academy teacher who lost a “bitterly fought” Court of Appeal challenge against the education ministry over a workplace medical complaint admitted yesterday that she did not do enough to prove her case.
Karen Clemons said: “I did...
A bestselling author will bring an inspiring message to Bermuda as part of Autism Awareness Month.
Kerry Magro, who was diagnosed with autism at age 4, is now a professional speaker, author, movie consultant and the founder of autism charity KFM Maki...
Future public servants are encouraged to apply for scholarships from the Public Service Bursary Award Scheme.
Up to 14 scholarships will be given to Bermudians pursuing postsecondary academic qualifications in a subject deemed to meet the needs of a ...
Bermudian author Liz Jones said she was in “total shock” when she found out she was one of three finalists for a Caribbean young adult literature award.
Ms Jones added: “It was a lovely surprise.”
She was speaking after she made the shortlist for the...
DATE: Apr 03, 2018 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
From West Virginia to Arizona, public-school teachers are in revolt. They are demanding better pay, and they deserve it — so long as their salaries are tied to their performance.
It’s not that teachers in the United States are underpaid; the median i...
