Once upon a time in Bermuda, children were under the watchful eye of their entire circle of family and friends. Chances were if a child misbehaved in public, their parents knew about it before they got home. More often than not, some form of punishme...
Beyond the Budget numbers there is a social consideration, and cost, to be totted up.
Martha Dismont, executive director of Family Centre, said she was on the panel at the Budget Breakfast to give representation to the people who are struggling in th...
DATE: Feb 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Scott Neil
Parents and teachers are resolutely against the closure of any schools, a public forum heard last night.
Wayne Scott, the Minister of Education, also faced scepticism over school restructuring, with many citing the island’s difficulties with adopting...
DATE: Feb 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
A toy boat launched at sea by school students last year in the United States has reached the coast of Wales, after getting a little Bermuda help during a stopover on the island.
The Carolina Dreamer was put together by St Andrew’s School of Math and ...
DATE: Feb 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
The influential role of Bertram Guishard, one of the Island’s senior educators, has been recalled in the establishment of Bermuda College.
Mr Guishard, who died last week at the age of 87, was “a very upright, trustworthy, honest individual”, said Ge...
DATE: Feb 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Bell
Was anyone in Bermuda surprised by the findings of the Score Report to the Minister of Education? I think not. We have read enough reports to know that public education has been in poor health for decades. Despite all these documents and a huge amoun...
The Gilbert Institute Parent-Teacher Association is hosting a rally this morning to keep the school open.
Scheduled from 8am to 8.40am, the rally is set to begin in the Evangelical Church car park on Mission Road, next to Modern Mart in Paget, befor...
A social programme helping fathers to connect with their children is to launch with a pancake breakfast.
All Pro Dads’ new Bermuda chapter is an offshoot of the American programme of the same name, founded in 1997 by Super Bowl-winning American foot...
The future of the Salvation Army is in doubt after its government funding was slashed by $50,000.
Divisional commander Major Frank Pittman told The Royal Gazette that another cut meant the organisation would have to make some changes to how it was r...
• Help the community by being more helpful in a crisis with the Bermuda Red Cross’s Psychosocial First Aid Course starting on Friday, March 4. With the increase of crime and other critical incidents affecting the community, the Bermuda Red Cross have...
DATE: Feb 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: Opinion Writer | AUTHOR: Nothing to do in Bermuda?
