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Young people are frustrated about the availability of jobs and opportunity. They see the red tape of bureaucracy and their lack of access to capital and think that they can’t make their dreams come true. They see people working with skills they want,...

A row over the colour of a schoolboy’s hair should have been dealt with by the Parent Teacher Association, the education minister said yesterday. Diallo Rabain added that the pupil involved had not been expelled from the Whitney Institute Middle Sch...

Sometimes the role of a community foundation involves connecting the dots. One dot will be a pressing need in the community, another will be a methodology or plan to address that need, and yet another will be the wherewithal to fund that need. Take P...

Seniors and schoolchildren were the recipients of donations totalling $140,000 at the closing ceremony for the 34th annual AXA End-to-End. Despite an early downpour and a mere 2½ weeks to pull the event together on October 23, the gathering at the Ha...

A former education Permanent Secretary yesterday questioned if she would ever face a Progressive Labour Party disciplinary committee over her opposition to the closure of a historic primary school. Ellen-Kate Horton, a veteran PLP member who was thre...

Exceptional pupils have been invited to an information session on how to complete their high school diplomas abroad. The Bermuda national committee for the United World Colleges has opened its doors to applications for the UWC 2022-2024 programme. Su...

A crackdown on gang violence is needed to shake Bermuda out of its acceptance of gun crime, the Leader of the Opposition said yesterday. Cole Simons demanded a tougher response from David Burt, the Premier, in the aftermath of a string of shootings t...

The Association of Bermuda International Companies (Abic) has released a “thank you” video to mark its 50th anniversary, featuring well-known businesspeople and politicians, and young Bermudians embarking on their career in international business. Da...

A fresh bid to save a historic primary school earmarked for closure will be mounted tomorrow. Campaigners battling to retain West End Primary School in Sandys will stage a protest at Nellie’s Walk on Hamilton’s Church Street, close to City Hall, from...

Covid-19 outbreaks have hit schools in the wake of a return to classes after the midterm break, the education minister has said. Diallo Rabain said: “There have been some. They are private matters. He added: “There have been a few – there have been v...

A new head teacher has been appointed at Saltus Grammar School, it was revealed tonight. Julie Rousseau, from Canada, will take over from Deryn Lavell at the private school next summer. Ms Rousseau said: “I am thrilled to be appointed as the next hea...

The head teacher of Bermuda High School for Girls will step down at the end of the 2022-23 academic year, it was announced today. Linda Parker confirmed in a letter to parents that she would retire in July 2023 after a 40-year career in education and...