Angry parents have gone public with criticism over management of an island primary school for the second time.
A statement issued yesterday by an anonymous group of parents from Elliot Primary School said there had been a decline in “school spirit, a...
DATE: Jun 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
The family of a young woman who took her own life are to take part in a charity walk in America at the weekend to raise funds for suicide prevention.
Susan Wakefield and Chris Gibbons, parents of Jessica Gibbons, who was 25 when she died, will co-cap...
A water safety organisation board has not met for almost a year, an insider said yesterday.
A source said the Bermuda Water Safety Council was in limbo as a result.
The source, who asked not to be named, added: “The fact is that there is no presenc...
I wanted to write a follow-up to my previous opinion, titled “The campaign for equality”, which was published on May 7 of this year.
A comment was made that I felt needed answering in greater detail. The comment was this:
“Why is the United Nations a...
Three young men graduated yesterday from an alternative education programme for middle and secondary school pupils.
Jerriko Gibbons, Jade Douglas, both 17, and Cameron Sousa-Saints, 19, all completed the Success Academy’s GED programme.
Mr Gibbons th...
A women’s rights activist yesterday applauded the handful of men who took part in a discussion on sexual harassment.
But Elaine Butterfield said she “would like to have seen more men come out and participate” at the Women’s Resource Centre’s #MeToo-s...
DATE: Jun 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
A fresh-faced Jon Beard landed in Bermuda aged just 24 to take up a job as head of PE at Saltus Grammar School.
He never imagined he would still be at the same school 40 years later.
Mr Beard said: “While in school, I didn’t even think about teaching...
From refugee to chief executive officer, Derreck Kayongo had a remarkable tale to tell at the Bermuda Captive Conference.
A key moment in that story occurred when he checked into his first US hotel. At that time the country was throwing away 800 mill...
A young law and economics student has won a $25,000 scholarship from an insurance firm.
Ciara Burrows, who is studying at the University of Waterloo in Canada, was given the award by Hamilton Insurance Group.
The company said Ms Burrows had impressed...
DATE: Jun 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
