Congratulations indeed are in order for Freddie Evans on his appointment as Commissioner of Education. He has made a lasting contribution to education in Bermuda, is well respected by his peers, having been in the system at grassroots level for as lo...
DATE: Mar 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials | AUTHOR: RG: In our Opinion
Several more government schools are to be investigated for possible mould contamination, education minister Cole Simons told the House of Assembly.
Mr Simons’s remarks come a few weeks after students at TN Tatem Middle School returned after the build...
DATE: Mar 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
The fatal stabbing of Raymond Butterfield highlights an ongoing community issue — not a sport issue — which must be stopped to stem a “national crisis”, according to shadow sports minister Michael Weeks.
Mr Weeks said he was “devastated” by the death...
Security is to be ramped up after burglars inflicted thousands of dollars in damage at eight schools earlier this year.
Cole Simons, the Minister of Education, told Parliament that the Bermuda Government’s facilities team intended to prioritise maint...
DATE: Mar 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
The promotion of Freddie Evans to Commissioner of Education won high marks from Mike Charles, general secretary of the Bermuda Union of Teachers.
“He has demonstrated, despite all the negatives, that he can do the job,” Mr Charles told The Royal Gaze...
DATE: Mar 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
More community involvement is needed to help tackle violence and antisocial behaviour on the island, according to several of Bermuda’s sporting club presidents.
Speaking at the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc Leadership Symposium, Somerset Cricket Cl...
An internship in the Government of Bermuda London Office will be available to a Bermudian postgraduate student living in the city.
The move is an extension of a programme launched last year by the London Office, in conjunction with the Department of ...
DATE: Mar 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: News Staff
Deryn Lavell, the new Head of Saltus Grammar School, has paid a visit to the island before starting her role in September.
Ms Lavell said one of the reasons for wanting the job was the chance to follow in the footsteps of the Ted Staunton.“Being ...
Progressive Labour Party Whip Lovitta Foggo took aim at the Bermuda Government’s education budget yesterday, branding parts of it “woefully inadequate”.
It came as Cole Simons, the freshly appointed minister, told MPs that $126.991 million had been a...
Ahmani Peets may look calm on the outside but his demeanour often hides his true feelings — except when he is behind the wheel.
Peets, 15, is autistic, and everyday social interactions are stressful for the Bermuda Institute student.
However, as the ...
