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The off-again, on-again Carifta Games are officially off, The Royal Gazette can reveal. The news that young athletes around the Caribbean, and in particular in Bermuda, have dreaded was confirmed last night by governing body the North American, Centr...

School bus capacity is to be slashed as part of the battle against Covid-19. Children go back the classroom on Monday – but the transport minister warned that three clear feet between pupils on buses and minibuses was required. A transport spokesma...

A Bermudian academic has broken new ground after she was elected Dean of Faculty at one of America’s most prestigious universities. Born in New York and raised in Bermuda, Eve De Rosa will take up the post at Ivy League Cornell University in New York...

Public schools are expected to re-open next Monday – if public health targets allow. Diallo Rabain, the education minister, said the Education Emergency Measures Committee had met yesterday and the plan would be confirmed when David Burt, the Premier...

Bermuda High School pupils will return to the classroom next week if the Government moves to Phase 2 of the gradual return to normal life on Sunday as planned. The news of the Monday return came in a letter from Linda Parker, the head of school, to p...

The Government lifted certain Covid-19 restrictions last Friday night. The change that stood out to me was stated in the Saturday Royal Gazette: “The relaxation will allow Bermuda College and public and private schools to reopen to let students an...

A consultation period on the introduction of specialist signature schools was a success, the education ministry said yesterday. A spokeswoman added officials were happy with the level of participation – but declined to say how many people had taken p...

Schoolchildren could be back at their desks by next Monday, it was revealed yesterday. Deryn Lavell, the head of school at Saltus Grammar, said in a letter to parents and guardians: “We are currently waiting for Government confirmation for a full ret...

A report revealing the public’s views on a proposal to close nine primary schools, renovate nine others and build a new primary school in Devonshire will be released by the end of June, the Ministry of Education has promised. Consultation on the Prop...

Students in higher education can apply for a $5,000 scholarship to help with their costs. Devonshire Parish Council said its autumn scholarships were available to undergraduate and postgraduate students who had lived in the parish for at least five y...

It has been announced that a major decision in education has been made to not have students sit the checkpoint assessments. Several factors were considered in making this decision, and that means for the second year running these assessments will not...

A fresh appeal for youngsters to sign up for an anti-abuse programme was made by a child protection charity yesterday. The Coalition for the Protection of Children appealed to primary and middle school pupils to join its Safety Matters classes as Apr...