332 results returned for search: "education AND " author Fiona McWhirter
A sign to mark Mary Prince Emancipation Park was unveiled in honour of the enslaved Bermudian who gained her freedom and became a hero of the abolitionist movement in Britain.
Lovitta Foggo, the Minister of Community Affairs and Sport, said that publ...
DATE: Jul 28, 2020
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Fiona McWhirter
A US residential treatment centre will not be disciplined by state regulators after the death by suicide of a Bermudian teenager, it was reported.
West Ridge Academy, in West Jordan, Utah, was investigated by the state’s Department of Human Services’...
DATE: Jun 22, 2020
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A Government senator challenged companies yesterday to introduce measures to tackle racial inequality.
Ianthia Simmons-Wade congratulated Jasmine Brangman and Dynera Bean for organising last Sunday’s demonstration in support of the Black Lives Matter...
DATE: Jun 11, 2020
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Fiona McWhirter
The public was asked to help build a “wall of hope” to support people living with diabetes in a campaign launched today.
The Bermuda Diabetes Association said it hoped people would want to recognise loved ones as part of a fundraising drive for its n...
DATE: Jun 09, 2020
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly led tributes yesterday to civil rights hero Eva Hodgson.
Derrick Burgess told MPs during a virtual sitting that Dr Hodgson, who died last week, “loved her family and will be deeply missed”.
He said: “Since ...
DATE: Jun 06, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
A first-of-its-kind Gombey performance recording will form the grand finale of a virtual Bermuda Day Parade tomorrow, one of the event’s organisers promised yesterday.
Qian Dickinson, of the social-media platform Bermemes, said that the team had work...
DATE: May 28, 2020
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Fiona McWhirter
The coronavirus pandemic could be the catalyst for people to live healthier lifestyles, the chairwoman of the Bermuda Diabetes Association said yesterday.
Debbie Jones added that international experience appeared to show that people who were healthie...
DATE: May 15, 2020
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Parents and pupils were told yesterday that there was still “no fixed date” for schools to reopen.
However, Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, said that staff were preparing buildings for children’s’ return to the classroom.
He added: “Technic...
DATE: May 02, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Civil servants will not agree to austerity measures until there is a clear plan for the economy, the head of the island’s white collar union warned last night.
Armell Thomas, the president of the Bermuda Public Services Union, highlighted the crucial...
DATE: Apr 27, 2020
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Health
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter
Residents have to “dig deep” over the next two weeks to help the island avoid a devastating outbreak of Covid-19, the Premier said yesterday.David Burt insisted Bermuda could slow the spread of the novel coronavirus that causes the deadly disease, as...
DATE: Apr 03, 2020
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AUTHOR:
Fiona McWhirter