National security minister Wayne Caines engaged with students from BHS earlier today, when he was invited by the school to be a guest reader.
During his visit, Minister Caines read Dr. Seuss; The Cat in The Hat and The Foot to a P3 class. And at the ...
Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, joined young BHS students today for some light reading.
Mr Caines’ visit included reading Dr Seuss books with a P3 class, and he was presented with a “thank you” card afterwards.
Thanking English teach...
DATE: Feb 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Better education on Bermuda’s water tank system could help to reduce health risks, according to a recent study.
A government spokeswoman said the study found there were “striking differences” in awareness of Bermuda’s rainwater harvesting system.
It ...
DATE: Feb 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Environment | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermudians should understand that the Progressive Labour Party government will never ever say the airport project is a good deal for Bermuda — no matter the facts, no matter the positive professional judgments on the deal. Even by its own consultant,...
DATE: Feb 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Opinion Writer | AUTHOR: Michael Dunkley
Al Seymour has always been a compulsive sketcher.
As a child, he’d draw on anything within reach; the white pine coffins at Cecil W. Frith Funeral Home proved “irresistible”.
He said: “I started helping out there when I was very little. The workmen t...
DATE: Feb 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jessie Moniz Hardy
Budget time is also a time to think about taxes and tax systems. The Budget speech lamented that the tax system exacerbates the gap between the rich and poor. I recall making the same speech. The Government has pledged to find a new system to help to...
DATE: Feb 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Opinion Writer | AUTHOR: Bob Richards
A public information campaign to focus on the decriminalisation of cannabis was launched yesterday.
Michael Weeks, the Minister of Social Development and Sport, said that the public needed to know about the law changes, which decriminalised possessio...
DATE: Feb 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
Berkeley Institute student Sierra Brangman is making sure young Bermudians have the chance to have their voices heard.
This month, the 17-year-old held the first in what she hopes to be a series of public talks, entitled “Sierra Speaks”, aimed at giv...
DATE: Feb 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Diallo Rabain has taken aim at the One Bermuda Alliance’s educational policies and said the former government “condemned” students.
In an impassioned speech, the Minister of Education and Workforce Development said: “The future of our country down th...
DATE: Feb 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Historian Clarence Maxwell will deliver a lecture on the “African colonisation” of Bermuda.
Bermuda College will host “Before the Akaniba; the African colonisation of Bermuda 1616-1680” on March 8 in the Blue Room, from 5.30pm to 8pm.
The College sai...
