3 November 2007 | The Royal Gazette

A pledge to allow students to study for free at Bermuda College was among the education promises included in yesterday's Throne Speech.

The Government said it would amend the Bermuda College Act 1974 to change the admissions procedures to allow all Bermudians on accredited programmes to acquire their qualifications at no cost.

"Higher education will no longer be a rite of passage exclusively for the privileged," said the speech. "Every Bermudian will be provided with an opportunity to excel." MORE! »