Demand for a local reading programme was up during the last school year, a new report has confirmed.
According to The Reading Clinic, 100 students took part in its core reading programme during the 2016-17 school year — up from 92 the year before.
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DATE: Nov 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: News Staff
Apprentices have completed training with help from the Department of Workforce Development and their employers.
A group of 27 graduates who work at Belco, The Fairmont Southampton, Pinks Hair Salon, Miles Market, Bermuda Motors Ltd, BAC Universal Ele...
Jeanne Atherden has been sworn in as Leader of the Opposition by John Rankin, the Governor, at a brief ceremony this afternoon at Government House.
Ms Atherden had been selected by the One Bermuda Alliance membership to lead the party, over former le...
DATE: Nov 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Politics | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Warwick Academy honoured its most famous former student yesterday after naming its pool the Flora Duffy Swimming facility to recognise the world’s top women’s triathlete.
Duffy, her parents Charlie and Maria and brothers Joel and Campbell were at ...
DATE: Nov 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Running-Triathlon | AUTHOR: Lawrence Trott
Local charities will benefit from the Fuelling 4 a Cause competition which has been launched by Rubis Energy Bermuda for a second year.
Twelve charities will have a featured tag day in the Rubis network during 2018 and feature in the firm’s 2018 cale...
DATE: Nov 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: News Staff
Activist and artist Dany Pen will be the speaker at the final ThinkFest on Sunday.
Ms Pen will deliver a presentation entitled “Mental Health of Cambodian Survivors After the Khmer Rouge Genocide, Enslavement and Imprisonment: The Ethics of the Cambo...
DATE: Nov 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: News Staff
A children’s charity has called on parents to invest in their children’s development over material possessions.
Marking Universal Children’s Day today, the BSMART Foundation said early childhood development is crucial for building a foundation for fu...
DATE: Nov 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
On November 5, Bermuda residents became stunningly aware of the radical vulnerability of our island’s economic success.
For more than 30 years, international business has poured billions into the local money supply, infrastructure (buildings), gover...
Education minister Diallo Rabain yesterday hit back at the idea that Bermuda’s America’s Cup group had “gifted” nearly $150,000 of wi-fi equipment to the island’s public schools.
A legacy report from ACBDA last week said that it and the America’s Cup...
More than 700 tradesmen and women have registered for national certification.
Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education and Workforce Development, said a total of 713 people had signed up for the scheme.
The number includes 412 landscapers, 97 auto me...
