A great deal of emphasis is placed on building the self-esteem of the pupils at Elliot Primary School and that’s why, every day, they pay compliments to one student.
The idea is that the other pupils all compliment the student, who is chosen at rando...
DATE: May 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: News Staff
Promises of prosperity from the Government have failed to materialise as Bermuda once again finds itself in a recession, the leader of the Progressive Labour Party says.
But Bob Richards, the Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance, yesterday called ...
Residents were encouraged to give back to their community during a speech made by Bermuda Red Cross executive director Ann Spencer-Arscott.
She was speaking at the Rotary Club on World Red Cross Day — during the month of May, which is World Red Cros...
DATE: May 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
Oracle Team USA skipper Jimmy Spithill, along with team-mates Graeme Spence and Rev Minihane, took on the Devil’s Isle Stand Up Paddleboarding Challenge over the weekend.
The scheduled 40-mile race had to be shortened to 29 miles due to very strong w...
DATE: May 09, 2017 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sport Staff
Kidney transplant funding for HIP and FutureCare patients is to increase by 50 per cent to up to $150,000 under new legislation.
A health Bill has been tabled to expand coverage from June 1 so that more patients can come off dialysis, a government sp...
Almost 45 years since he started at “the bottom of the pile” at Lloyd’s of London, with little more than an ink dip pen and some blotting paper, Stephen Catlin will next week begin the process of retiring from XL Catlin.
He will relinquish his positi...
DATE: May 09, 2017 | CATEGORY: Reinsurance | AUTHOR: Scott Neil
Embraced by Bermuda’s Gombeys, international teen racer and autism campaigner Austin Riley has been left with something more to smile about after his last trip to the island.
“It’s all about family for us,” explained Reginna Paynter of the Gombey Evo...
DATE: May 09, 2017 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
The possibility of conducting kidney transplants in Bermuda is being reviewed by the Ministry of Health and other stakeholders.
It comes after a team of Norwegian surgeons visited the island in March and submitted a proposal that is now being assesse...
Dear Sir,
“Parental ‘ownership’ of schools and parental involvement in schools is essential. Do not leave public education solely to the politicians.” — Joseph Christopher, PhD
I would be remiss in my responsibilities as a committed educator, a paren...
DATE: May 08, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
As far as Bermuda’s schools are concerned, it’s one of the most interesting history lessons of all.
Today and tomorrow, through our Bermuda National School Salute supplement, The Royal Gazette tells the tale behind every school on the island, from St...
