Bermuda’s Youth Parliament is to hold a debate on medical research and raise funds to send Bermudian students to South Africa.
The debate, organised with the Bermuda Principles Foundation, will discuss policing medical research to safeguard patients,...
DATE: Jan 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Staff from seven Canadian universities will visit Bermuda next month to meet potential students.
The representatives will tour the island’s high schools as part of the Atlantic Canadian Education Fair.
They will also hold an information session at t...
Last week I discussed the Bermuda Government’s Sugar Tax Consultation Paper, which at best could be described as pseudo-consultation. Based on the comments I have received, a further consideration of the issues arising from sugar tax seems appropriat...
Disa Potgieter-Oubella, who died last Sunday, aged 64, was described last night by her son, Gavin Manders, as a woman with a drive to help others.
Mr Manders, the island’s leading tennis player, said: “I would not have made it here or be who I was wi...
DATE: Jan 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
A devoted mother and a passionate educator; that was how friends and colleagues remembered popular teacher and tennis mentor Disa Potgieter-Oubella, who died on Sunday.
Mrs Potgieter-Oubella, who was also a well-known and widely respected figure in B...
The Government has changed scholarship programmes to benefit a wider range of candidates.
Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education and Workforce Development, said changes have been made to several scholarships.
He added: “We are expanding scholarship...
DATE: Jan 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Neena Fagundo has been dancing for as long as she can remember.
The 15-year-old juggles ten hours of dancing with her school work every week and loves to write in her spare time.
The Somersfield Academy pupil has been awarded scholarships for excelle...
Dear Sir,
There can be no doubt that there is intense political and public interest in the nature and root causes of criminality in the 21st century. In part, this may be because of the increasing amounts of violent crime; in part, it may be a respon...
DATE: Jan 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
A petition for an emergency shelter for women in Bermuda was launched at the Women’s Action Group’s gathering on Saturday at Queen Elizabeth Park.
About 70 people came out to the event, which was held to mark the International Women’s March Anniversa...
DATE: Jan 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
The Parent Expo, which was held at CedarBridge Academy on Saturday, could become an annual event thanks to its overwhelming success.
The expo was a collaboration of 15 principals from public schools and private schools.
The event included information...
DATE: Jan 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
