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Teachers have backed a vote of no confidence in the Commissioner of Education and the Ministry of Education’s top civil servant. A spokesman for the Bermuda Union of Teachers said that members had “overwhelmingly” agreed on the action against Kalma...

A $300,000 grant to help poorer students study at Bermuda College will continue into the next fiscal year. Curtis Dickinson, the Minister of Finance, said the Paget college was “a key stakeholder in the economic growth and development of our island”...

Almost half-a-million dollars will go towards the introduction of a new pupil grading system, the finance minister announced yesterday. Curtis Dickinson said that $473,000 would be used “to continue the implementation of a standards-based grading sys...

A primary school installed a plaque yesterday to remember an 11-year-old girl who was brutally murdered more than 40 years ago. Former pupils and present pupils of Paget Primary School handed over the handmade plaque in memory of Connie Furtado, who ...

A primary school was transformed into a museum yesterday to celebrate the achievements of black Bermudians. Classrooms at Paget Primary School were turned into exhibition areas as part of the second annual Black History Museum. The school chose 13...

The owner of a daycare shuttered after a child was seriously injured was operating without a licence, a court heard yesterday. The Supreme Court heard in a civil case that Vernesha Symonds, the owner of Heavenly Blessings Nursery and Preschool, was ...

TN Tatem Middle School is safe for pupils and staff, a government representative said yesterday. The spokeswoman for the Ministry of Education said facilities at the Warwick public school “are safe for teaching and learning”. She added: “While there...

A classroom closed over mould fears at TN Tatem Middle School has been shuttered for months, the shadow education minister claimed yesterday. Cole Simons said: “It’s been closed since September.” He was speaking yesterday after a spokeswoman for th...

A sailing programme for young people has won backing from the charitable arm of a major insurance company. Endeavour Community Sailing will get the cash from the Argo Foundation, set up by the Argo Group. Jennifer Pitcher, Endeavour’s community engag...

Progress reports for public primary and middle school students will be sent out next month, the education minister pledged yesterday. Diallo Rabain said: “We want to assure parents that student reports will be provided in early March, early May, wit...

Three “illustrious Bermudians”, who have made significant contributions in their fields, have taken their places among an esteemed group at Bermuda College. Andrew Banks, Peter Durhager and Wilbert Warner were inducted to the Company of Honorary Fell...

The life and times of the Premier and other prominent black people will be celebrated in temporary displays at a primary school. Notable Bermudians such as David Burt, former premiers Sir John Swan and Dame Jennifer Smith, and top cricketer Janeiro T...