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The government’s school shake-up plan is almost certain to fail because of “considerable shortcomings”, a joint report from East End Parent Teacher Associations has warned. The Support the St George’s Parish Community Response report was written ...

A high-tech traffic light system in Hamilton will be up and running by the summer, city engineers have promised. Work on the new lights and sidewalk improvements at the junction of Par-la-Ville Road, Point Pleasant Road and Front Street is now 80 pe...

Police yesterday appealed for public help after a hit and run where a 31-year-old woman suffered serious injuries. A police spokesman said officers wanted to trace the driver of a silver Suzuki Swift car which was seen to hit the woman, stop, then dr...

Sitting in Bermuda, owner and curator Lisa Howie can tell if someone is keen on one of the more than 200 works of art for sale at her online gallery, Black Pony. Just like in a bricks-and-mortar gallery, someone whose eye is caught by a particular wo...

A strategic partnership has been announced between the Chartered Professional Accountants Bermuda and the Ministry of Labour, with the aim of increasing the number of qualified Bermudian accountants. Senator Arianna Hodgson, Junior Minister of Labour...

Bermudian-based Athene Holdings Ltd and Apollo Global Management have entered into a definitive agreement to merge in an all-stock transaction that implies a total equity value of approximately $11 billion for Athene, the companies announced. The com...

Progress for women in the workplace could be back at 2017 levels by the end of the year as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, a report by professional services firm PwC reveals. The news comes as PwC Bermuda celebrates International Women’s Day on th...

A video highlighting some of the trailblazing women within the Bermuda community, including businesswomen, sportswomen and those in creative fields, has been created to celebrate International Women’s Day. The video is the work of Sara Schroter and L...

Hiscox is the latest insurance company to announce it will eliminate its insurance, reinsurance and investment exposure to coal-fired power plants and coal mines. The Bermudian-headquartered company, which also operates Hiscox Re & ILS, has become th...

Money will be found to carry out Government’s plan to transform the education system no matter the cost, the Minister of Education has pledged. Diallo Rabain declined to put a figure on the estimated cost of the proposals. He said: “Cost is not somet...

A pioneering project to end “period poverty” for women and girls was launched yesterday as part of International Women’s Day. Tylasha DeSilva, a student at Bermuda College, unveiled the We BLead Bermuda project to give feminine hygiene products to wo...

As part of The Royal Gazette’s Schools Report series, Sarah Lagan last week interviewed Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, on key aspects of the government’s school reform plans. These are excerpts from the full interview. Can you give th...