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Charles “Bubba” Joynes and I had a myriad of things in common: our profession, our love of sport and our fraternity. Despite these commonalties, we weren’t particularly close. I am sure our distance was based in the reality that during Charles’s tenu...

Pupils at a primary school celebrated island heroes as part of Black History Month yesterday. Youngsters at Northlands Primary in Pembroke were taught about football and cricket legend Calvin “Bummy” Symonds, a former pupil. They also learnt about Ma...

David Burt, the Premier, declared his faith in public education as took his four-year-old daughter Nia for her first day of school today. Mr Burt and his wife Kristin also welcomed other children and parents as they arrived at Northlands Primary Scho...

A Northlands Primary School student’s win in a contest promoting safety came as little surprise to her teacher. Grade 2 student Nailah Chimbi was recognised as the winner of the annual Belco Bird Kite Safety Poster Competition in the run-up to Bermu...

Bermuda’s public primary schools fell below international averages in the results of the most recent Cambridge Primary Checkpoint results. The figures, which date back to May of 2015, show Bermuda lagging behind in English, math and science compared ...

An educational programme called XL Catlin Arctic Live! is under way in Bermuda and other countries. It allows classes of children around the world to connect and interact live with scientists and explorers both in the Arctic and at various scientific...

On Monday, Northlands Primary School staff and students were treated to a pleasant interruption to their morning. The Oompah Brass Band from London, England, entertained the school body. Also present were His Excellency, Governor George Fergusson; ...

Robotics, animation and chess are just some of the activities students at Northlands Primary have been enjoying thanks to a grant donated to the school by Axis Capital. Some 13 different enrichment clubs were created as a result of the $5,000 donati...

In honour of Pride Prevention Week The Royal Gazette is celebrating Northlands Primary School. Miss Samantha Smith of PRIDE told us: “The PRIDE Counsellor, Ms Hollis, and the Principal, Mr Joynes, make sure that every student is receiving substance a...

Hard work pays off. It’s a lesson recently learnt by Northlands Primary students. Almost every hand went up when information technology teacher Mary-Beth Aitken asked for volunteers for a video competition. Once they found out how much work was invol...

Pc Arthur Dill would never have dreamed of having his face tattooed when he was a teenager. But some of the young people he encounters as a community action officer are a different ball game. “They don’t think very far into the future,” he said. “The...

The Young Reporters is an after-school club run by Bermuda Education Network as part of their Horizons programme at Northlands. Last week, the reporters met Maurico Thomas, owner of Glaze. • Glaze is the new doughnut shop on Bermudiana Road. Mauric...